Mental Health in Law Schools
by Allison Grandish Breaking Through I. Lay of the Land There are broader discussions about the need to take mental illness seriously in the legal profession, but in the din we may lose track of our peers for whom the topic is a lived reality. Rather than critiquing our system and proposing systemic solutions, I […]
How “Life Skills For Law Students” Can Improve Practitioners’ Mental Health, Legal Innovation, & Access to Justice
By Grace Yogaretnam As lawyers, we take an oath to steadfastly defend clients’ interests and advance the public good, all while upholding the integrity of our legal system. Professional competence then, requires that we hold these twin obligations — to clients and society as a whole — in the same esteem. However, there is a unspoken third duty that […]
Canadian Bar Association launches free online wellness course
The Canadian Bar Association, in conjunction with the Mood Disorders Society of Canada and Bell Let’s Talk, recently launced a free online wellness course specifically formulated and tailored to the needs and issues facing legal professionals, including law students, and their families. “Mental Health and Wellness in the Legal Profession” is designed to provide edudcation, […]
The Mindful Lawyer Series at the OBA – Free for Students!
Two useful pieces of information for all Ontario law students (and especially students interested in wellness): All Ontario law students have complimentary memberships to the Ontario Bar Association (OBA). Take advantage of them! The OBA is currently running an interesting professional development program called “The Mindful Lawyer Series”m, free to all OBA members. You can […]
Debunking … Part II– Questions and Answers
On Friday November 28th, 2014, a group of students at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law sat down for a presentation and Q&A with Doron Gold, former practicing lawyer and psychotherapist with the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Member Assistance Program*. Student questions included: How can I create a supportive community for myself and […]
Debunking the Law Student Lone Suffering Myth, Part I
To view the Q&A with Doron, please see Debunking the Law Student Lone Suffering Myth, Part II – Questions and Answers [coming soon]. Doron Gold has had hundreds of legal professionals confide in him. He is a long-time staff clinician with Homewood Human Solutions, provider of the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Member Assistance Program, […]
OCIs: An Environment of Heightened Anxiety
In-Firm interviews can be an ordeal, overshadowed by the daunting prospect of trying to convince the country’s elite law firms that they should give you one of a vanishingly small number of summer jobs. I have several friends for whom this was a harrowing process. From the beginning, my experience was different. I had more […]