Ethics/Professional Responsibility
May 26, 2023
Lessons learned from taking a true summer vacation
Being well makes it much easier to be competent. California is ahead of the curve on this one, as the American Bar Association is looking at revising its competence rule to encourage lawyers to be mindful of physical, mental, and emotional bandwidth/impediments when providing or agreeing to provide legal services.
A year ago I took a leap of faith. After the pandemic stress of being a lawyer, a parent, and an unexpected co-teacher all at once, I wanted – no, I needed – time to recharge. I resigned from my firm and took the summer off. No deadlines. No discovery battles. It felt wonderful.
Lawyers are caregivers. We care for our clients. We care for our colleagues. All too often though, we forget to care for ourselves. Th...
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