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2024 Blogs

January 2024

Resolutions Versus Wishful Thinking

Associates' Lament/I Hate Myself for Working Here: The Soundtrack to Your Life

Volunteering - It's in You to Give

Time Confetti, Point One Happiness Activities and Mindful Business Charters: What I learned at IWIL

February 2024

How the World Has Changed, But Not the Legal Profession

Suicide Prevention Strategies: Finding Hope and Optimism

Lawyers and Family Day 2024

Let's Do the Time Warp Again - Sexual Harassment and the Legal Profession

March 2024

Hope Isn't A Strategy, But It Helps!

It Takes a Village to Raise an Articling Student

Moving While Being Busy Making Other Plans

From Dream to Nightmare in 28 Seconds: How Would We Cope?

Why Your Legal Organization's Approach to Alcohol Impacts DEI-B (guest blog). If you wish a copy of this post, please email program-manager@lawyersassist.ca.

April 2024

The Circle of Life 

Finding Your Way in Law

National Volunteer Week: April 14 - 22, 2024

Can Lawyers with Mental Health Stories Achieve Professional Success?

May 2024

Investing an Hour in Your Well-Being

Lawyering and Mothering

Every Articling Student Matters

Disenfranchised Grief and Our Furry Family Members

Learning From Law Students

June 2024

Finding Meaning and Inspiration in Your Law Career

Cautionary Tales from Lawyer Discipline Cases

Why We Love Peer Support

July 2024

Welcome Summer and Welcome New Students and Lawyers

Assist and the Choice of Counsel(lor)

Blue Summer - Part 1

Blue Summer - Part 2

August 2024

Even Lawyers Get the Twisties

Overachievers Anonymous

Grief and Legacy Contacts

Confidential but Collaborative

Labour Day and Lawyering

September 2024

Happy Welcome to Law School, or Back to Law School, or Back to Work

The Power of the Pivot

Addiction in the Legal Profession and Send a Student or Junior to Assist's Hand to Hand Event!

Truth and Reconciliation and A Glimpse into the Future

October 2024

Articling, Harassment and Discrimination - 2024

The Power of Gratitude

Would You Leave Your Job for Better Mental Health Support?

Reprogramming No-Win Scenarios

November 2024

Coping With Election Stress and Fatigue

What Does Remembrance Day Mean to You?

Choosing How to Spend Your Marbles

Sneak Peek: Alberta Lawyers and Phase 2 of the National Study

Disability and Inclusion

December 2024

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Working as a Lawyer is Hard - Do You Have What You Need to Succeed?