Attorney Wellness | Culture of Wellness

Law Firms, In-House Legal Teams, and Government Attorneys

Develop a wellness committee or task force to plan and organize your wellness efforts
Provide service opportunities for your lawyers and staff
Host exercise challenges and other friendly competitions to encourage an active lifestyle
Provide education on health and wellness topics such as diet/nutrition, healthy cooking, exercise, mindfulness, and meditation
Host a wellness day to promote wellness and highlight resources for your lawyers and staff
Arrange for your lawyers and staff to have access to counseling and other support
De-emphasize alcohol at work gatherings or host mocktail hours instead
Provide a wellness allowance to cover gym memberships, nutrition counseling, yoga classes, or other health benefits
Host events aimed at raising awareness and destigmatizing substance use and mental health challenges
Monitor workloads and help lawyers working long hours manage the work and get the help and resources they need
Make sure all of your lawyers and staff have meaningful and fulfilling work
Offer and encourage remote and flexible work opportunities

Law Schools

Host events with practicing lawyers to discuss the stress and rigors of practicing law
Help students learn about different practice areas and which ones might fit their personalities and goals and promote long-term happiness
Provide service opportunities for students and faculty
Provide resources and support for students and faculty to host on-campus wellness events
Host exercise challenges and other friendly competitions to encourage an active lifestyle
Provide education on health and wellness topics such as diet/nutrition, healthy cooking, exercise, mindfulness, and meditation
Host a wellness day to promote wellness and highlight resources for students and faculty
Negotiate discounted rates for your students and faculty on gym memberships, nutrition counseling, yoga classes, or other health benefits
Bring dogs or other support animals to the school during mid-terms or final exam time to help students manage stress
Host events aimed at raising awareness and destigmatizing substance use and mental health challenges
Encourage faculty to lunch together, socialize, and avoid isolation

Local Bar Associations

Develop a committee to plan and coordinate the organization’s wellness initiatives
Provide service opportunities for your members
Host exercise challenges and other friendly competitions to encourage an active lifestyle
Provide education on health and wellness topics such as diet/nutrition, healthy cooking, exercise, mindfulness, and meditation
Host a wellness day to promote wellness and highlight resources for your lawyers and staff
Negotiate discounted rates for your members on gym memberships, nutrition counseling, yoga classes, or other health benefits
De-emphasize alcohol at association gatherings or host mocktail hours instead
Host events aimed at raising awareness and destigmatizing substance use and mental health challenges

The Judiciary

Encourage your colleagues to socialize and avoid isolation
Organize lunches and encourage attendance at bar association or civic events
Balance caseloads so no single judge or clerk is overloaded or lacks diversity in his or her cases
Provide service opportunities for yourself and your staff
Host exercise challenges and other friendly competitions to encourage an active lifestyle
Partner with law firms or bar associations to provide education on health and wellness topics such as diet/nutrition, healthy cooking, exercise, mindfulness, and meditation
Host a wellness day to promote wellness and highlight resources for judges, clerks, and staff
De-emphasize alcohol at work gatherings or host mocktail hours instead
Partner with law firms or bar associations to host events aimed at raising awareness and destigmatizing substance use and mental health challenges
Offer and encourage remote and flexible work opportunities