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Work/Life Balance, One Hour At A Time to Reduce Stress

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

Stress is a major concern in almost every industry in the world. The risks of exhaustion, burnout and chronic anxiety exists in almost every profession, being addressed by the World Health Organization as a large-scale problem. Lawyers face the same levels of stress as engineers, marketing managers and web designers. The main difference, lawyers also bear with moral burdens. The constant pressure of dealing with complex cases or dead-end litigation causes depression and mental instability within the legal sector.

Gambling Addiction: A Mental health Issue That Can Destroy Your Legal Career

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

Compulsive gambling is one of the more stigmatized mental health issues in the legal profession. Gambling addiction is known as a “process disorder.” Gambling stimulates the brain's reward system much like drugs or alcohol can leading to addiction. Left unchecked it will lead to devastating results to legal careers, personal lives and families.

Stress Reducing Apps for Lawyers

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

A study from Johns Hopkins University[1] that looked at the prevalence of major depression in 104 different occupations found that lawyers were 3.6 times more likely to experience depression than those in other professions. Long hours and late nights are the norm for many lawyers. If you fail to properly take care of yourself, physical and emotional exhaustion can quickly and negatively affect your personal and professional life.

Firm Closing? Guidelines for Junior Lawyers

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

In mergers, the absorbing firm decides who stays and who goes, all based on overall performance, billable hours and an excruciating interview. In most cases, they will keep most of their juniors based on loyalty and experience, but in the event of a complete closure of the firm, it becomes a fire sale of talent and everyone must go.

Law Firm Retention: Creating Employee Loyalty

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

Retention for many organizations starts with strong leadership and management that is dedicated to fostering a favorable workplace culture. This can certainly be challenging in the law firm setting, which is busy, stressful, chaotic at times and full of big personalities. Creating a culture that recognizes and rewards great talent is one of the best ways to retain talented staff.

How Lawyers Can Protect Their Clients’ Data

Posted on by Marketing Associates

For law firms, data security is always top on the list of priorities. Law firms are entrusted with very sensitive client information in the course of their day to day business. The need for data security is of the utmost importance. Lack of security for law firms can lead to lawsuits from clients whose data may leak because of a breach of security.
Hackers do not rest. They are always on the prowl, looking for new victims. Law firms are especially prone to hacking due to the amount of sensitive data they store. If your data is not properly encrypted, hackers may intercept it, or infect your system with ransomware.

How Law Firms Can Help Attorneys Build Resilience

Posted on by Marketing Associates

There are many things Law Firms can do to build a positive environment and cultivate resilience. The overall goal is to remove obstacles and to build a structural support system that enables growth and pathways to success. This effort to cultivate resilience can start from the very first day a lawyer starts working at your firm and proceed throughout his/her career.

3 Ways to Get A New Client

Posted on by Marketing Associates

It is important to understand that when a client contacts you, you have the potential to lose them as much as you have to win them over. The immediate interaction between you and the potential client can make all the difference. What can you do to reduce the likelihood that clients will slip through your fingers?