LAWYER WELL BEING

Improving & Supporting Lawyer Well-Being

The HSBA Well-Being Committee promotes a healthier, more sustainable legal community by implementing key recommendations from the Hawai‘i Task Force Report on Lawyer Well-Being.

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Helping attorneys thrive through wellness, balance, and community.

As trusted legal advisers and leaders, lawyers tend to lead busy lives - working long hours and navigating high stress situations and constant change. Certainly, many challenges that lawyers face provide important opportunities for growth and learning. 

But, as reported in the Hawaii Task Force Report on Lawyer Well-Being issued in June 2021 and available here, and the ABA National Task Force Report on Lawyer Well-Being issued in 2017 and available here, studies show that the demands of the profession can take their toll. Indeed, lawyers can be prone to chronic stress and high rates of depression and substance abuse.  

The HSBA Well-Being Committee is working to implement priority recommendations from the Hawaii Task Force Report aimed at improving and supporting lawyer well-being in a variety of ways, including for example, preventing and recovering from burnout, compassion fatigue, financial fitness, mindfulness through meditation, health and fitness, and social activities.   

Upcoming Well-Being Events

Mindful Mondays

Monday, November 3 at 12:00pm

Beginner-friendly guided mindfulness chair-seated meditation over Zoom or use Meeting ID: 815 9249 1338 with Passcode: 065131

Bench Bar Walk Schedule

Tuesday, November 4, 18, and 25 at 4:45pm.

Honolulu: Meet at the King Street gate of ‘Iolani Palace for an afternoon walk around the Capitol. 

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Passage Meditation

Interested in meditation, but haven't found a program that works? Looking for an easy to follow meditation program?

We can help!

Developed by Eknath Easwaran, passage meditation is a practical and effective way to train your mind. With regular practice, you can find greater peace and calm.

We invite you to learn and practice passage meditation with our group of Hawaii lawyers. Contact Jerry Clay For more information:

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Well-Being Resources

videos
Mental Health Challenges in the Legal Profession
Friday, September 9, 2022
I’ll Get to Sleep After This Next Case
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Recognizing Secondary Trauma & Mitigating Its Effects
Tuesday September 6, 2022
Strategies to Build Resilience and Well Being
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The YLD and SCD present a well-being seminar.
Friday, October 29, 2021
RUOK? Helping a Colleague or Friend in Crisis
Friday, July 2, 2021
Well-Being at Your Desk with Makana Risser Chai
Friday, March 19, 2021
reading materials
☐ABA Toolkit for Legal Employers
☐Brain Health Hacks for Cognitive Function and Mental Health Slideshow (10/29/21)
☐Burnout Management – Slide Deck for Strategies to Build Resilience and Well Being (3/2/22)
☐Burnout Management – Handout/Worksheet to Build a Burnout Management Plan (3/2/22)
☐Directory of Lawyer Assistance Programs
☐Hawaii Task Force Recommends Plan of Action for Improving Lawyer Well-Being (6/1/21)
☐How Judges Can Mitigate Vicarious Trauma – ABA Article (5/9/22)
☐Mindfulness and Judging – Article (2016)
☐Recognizing Secondary Trauma & Mitigating Its Effects Slide Deck (9/6/22)
☐The Difference Between Bad Days, Burnout, and Depression - Associations Now
☐The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change
☐Transitioning Lawyers
☐Well-Being Articles in the e-Newsletter
☐What if There's No Such Thing as Closure

Get Involved with Well-Being Activities or Initiatives

Please feel free to contact hsbawellbeing@gmail.com or any Committee member if you’d like to volunteer for or discuss any well-being activities or initiatives.  We welcome and appreciate your interest.         

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