legal sanity

In this time of giving and receiving, I want to thank everyone who reads and engages this blog for receiving what I have to offer in the form of ideas and commentary on bettering the practice of law. I’d also like to thank you for giving me the gift of your great insight and input on legal sanity. I wish you all joyous and fulfilling holiday celebrations.

Here are a few resources offering the gift of guidance for lawyers. The first is a roundup of Inc.com’s  best articles on mentoring, an important inroad to employee engagement in law firms.

The next guidepost comes through a Fast Company article called Finding Their Calling. It highlights the point that employee engagement and fidelity derives in large part from a particular kind of fitness -- the degree to which an employee’s values match (or fit with) those of the organization and/or team that he or she is a part of. The greater the level of fitness, the more likely it is that employees will deem their work “meaningful, purposeful, and important.”

The final source of guidance is the October/November 2006 issue of GP/Solo Magazine. In it, you’ll find an array of articles addressing lawyer distress and pathways to wellbeing. Among the subjects covered are: ADHD; addiction; mental illness; lawyer assistance programs; and meditation. It’s always comforting to learn that we aren’t alone in facing personal and professional challenges and that there are people and programs here to help us.