TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 3, 2022

TBA’s member benefit partner Clio is out with a piece about lawyer stress levels, including why it is stressful to be a lawyer and seven ways to reduce stress. The authors write that high stress levels in the legal profession should not be surprising: lawyers work long hours, rarely get down time and are subject to client expectations that can be unrealistic. But lawyers should not simply accept stress as part of the job. Instead, they can work to recognize symptoms and develop healthy responses to stressors. Clio has these seven suggestions: recognize you are not alone, find a workplace that supports you, create processes to manage workload, utilize technology to maximize efficiency, consider alternative fee arrangements to reduce time spent on fee disputes, utilize a paralegal when possible, and find a legal mentor to help with setting boundaries and delegating. Read more about each of these recommendations.