Thriving in Law: Wellness Strategies to Prevent Burnout

The legal field has seen high rates of burnout due to the stressful nature of the industry; Bloomberg Law’s 2024 Attorney Workload and Hours Survey found that respondents felt burned out 42% of the time, while a study on Massachusetts attorneys found that 77% of attorneys Burnout results from prolonged, unmanaged stress and can significantly impact an attorney’s ability to perform in their job. Burnout often leads to a decline in productivity, capacity, energy, and morale, which can significantly impact both an individual’s career and an organization’s bottom line. If burnout is not addressed appropriately, attorneys can face decreased job performance and/or be forced to take leave or quit to recover. Effective burnout prevention allows attorneys to navigate stressful careers with fewer long-term consequences.

Attendees will learn practical, evidence-based strategies for preventing burnout, even in high-demand environments. The program will help attorneys learn how to effectively manage stress and identify realistic ways to reduce stressors. With these tools in place, attorneys can more easily navigate the daily stress they face and decrease their risk of burnout over time. Attorneys will also learn several tips for reducing unnecessary stressors while managing others.

This course is designed for any attorney or staff member who experiences daily stress and wants to mitigate the physical, mental, and financial consequences of burnout.

Learning Objectives:

1. Evaluate what burnout is, how it can impact a legal professional’s career, and how to identify it before it impacts their ability to work.
2. Examine a framework to help attorneys effectively reduce unnecessary stressors at work and beyond, enabling them to navigate uncontrollable stressors more easily.
3. Explore effective stress management strategies that can help attorneys prevent burnout, even when daily stress is unavoidable. 
4. Assess ways to reduce unnecessary stressors while managing others, to help reduce a legal team’s burnout risk and maximize productivity.

Production Date: 10/30/2025 | Closed captioning (CC) available