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Excellent is Good Enough  Perfectionism is often cited as a cause of lawyer distress—you can check out resources about lawyers and perfectionism on our website.

This week, I am pleased to turn the blog keyboard over to Megan Chambers, a Calgary lawyer.

Supporting Loved Ones with Depression Canadian lawyers and articling students face significantly high rates of depression.

This week, the Assist blog brings you an experiment: Loraine versus ChatGPT.

Staying Sane in A Crazy World— Avoiding the Caffè Mocha Vodka Valium Latte To Go! My sister is visiting for two weeks.

When “Lady Justice” asked me to be a guest columnist for Black History Month, I was thrilled! Little did I know that writing this would trigger a lot of emotions.

Work Overcommitment and Family Day — what can you do?  It’s the Family Day long weekend! When Alberta’s then Premier Don Getty created Canada’s first provincial February statutory holiday in 1990, he reportedly intended the...

Why Peer Support?   Why would lawyers need, or want, a peer support program?   The short answer is hope.

If someone had told you that law was the most stressful profession, that lawyers struggle to find meaning in their work, and that lawyers score low on measures of happiness,...