{"id":2751,"date":"2019-10-25T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2024-10-09T13:39:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:39:53","slug":"lawyer-well-being-and-escaping-the-hamster-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/2019\/10\/25\/lawyer-well-being-and-escaping-the-hamster-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer Well-Being and Escaping the Hamster Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ABA released a report entitled:\u00a0The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change<\/a>\u00a0in 2017; which identified \u201csix key dimensions of behaviour\u201d as referenced in an article on\u00a0Psychology Today<\/a>. Of the six \u201cdimensions\u201d, four stand out as being particularly relevant (in their correlation to how legal-tech can assist in cultivating the much sought after work-life blend): intellectual, occupational, physical and social. In essence: having the time to do more of the work that matters leads to job satisfaction. Being challenged and engaged \u2013 versus treading the midnight hamster wheel \u2013 imbues life with more meaning. Having the time and flexibility to step off said metaphorical hamster wheel and actually go outside, into the light, to exercise\u00a0#IRL<\/a>\u00a0(in real life) leads to wellbeing and better sleep. Collaborating with co-workers and being able to make your child\u2019s Jiu Jitsu competition fosters real connection.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven the most balanced and well-adjusted lawyer at some point eventually succumbs to the pressures of working in the legal field\u201d, Psychology Today addresses in their article\u00a0The Depressed Lawyer<\/a>. The majority of lawyers are slowed down by repetitive administrative tasks, giving them lower job satisfaction, because the majority of their time is not actually spent practicing law.\u00a0Clio\u2019s 2018 Legal Trends Report\u00a0<\/a>states \u201cthe fact that lawyers miss out on nearly 5.6 hours of billable work each day should be a wake-up call for why efficiency is so important to law firms.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can you feel confined when you\u2019re in touch with the universe?\u201d begs MacGyver. Did we just quote MacGyver?! Oh yeah we did!\u00a0The ABA report<\/a>\u00a0states: \u201cwe have the capacity to create a better future for our lawyers that is sustainable\u201d. \u201cLess time at the office means more time for family and interests outside work\u201d exclaims Ronald Shechtmanin in an interview for\u00a0Law 360<\/a>. According to a survey conducted by legal staffing and consulting firm Robert Half Legal, and the related article on\u00a0Law Times<\/a>\u00a0\u201c\u2026flexible schedules and remote work arrangements are popular policies among lawyers looking to improve work-life balance.\u201d Charles Volkert of Robert Half Legal says that \u201cwork-life balance has taken on a new meaning in recent years \u2014 in addition to allowing people to devote time to their families, more workers want the flexibility to work where and when they want.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cloud-based technology can \u201chelp with routine tasks, enable better collaboration and make it easier to work remotely, \u201cfor example, lawyers might look favourably on a firm that lets a parent take a couple hours off to watch a kid\u2019s soccer game, even if they need to log on late at night to finish a job\u201d Volkert continues. Lawyers went to years of school to practice law, to make a difference \u2013 not to tread water in a swirling vortex of low-level tedium. And lawyers deserve love too.<\/p>\n

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The ABA released a report entitled:\u00a0The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change\u00a0in 2017; which identified \u201csix key dimensions of behaviour\u201d as referenced in an article on\u00a0Psychology Today. Of the six \u201cdimensions\u201d, four stand out as being particularly relevant (in their correlation to how legal-tech can assist in cultivating the much sought after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lawyer"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adult-b-blur-927022-1.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2753,"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions\/2753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corvum.io\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}