✅ Recognize stress and burnout
✅ Understand compassion fatigue
✅ Learn how to support impaired attorneys
Many of us were attracted to the legal profession because we care about people and want to help them.
Attorneys hopefully recognize that, unlike many other professionals, their lives are already filled to the brim with anxiety and stress. The consequences of shrugging it off can be catastrophic. One of those consequences that we often hear about is burnout.
And then there’s a special type of burnout called “secondary traumatic stress” or “compassion fatigue”. The ramifications of trauma and compassion fatigue aren’t discussed as frequently as those of stress and burnout thus, for many attorneys, they are topics in need of attention.
Secondary or vicarious trauma can be the cumulative effect of listening to a client or witness relay stressful, often graphic, stories and experiences. Those who experience compassion fatigue tend to take on the pain, suffering and burdens of the people they are helping. It is an exhaustion that is felt physically, emotionally, or mentally and can affect numerous areas of your life, often leaving you feeling numb.
Recent studies have shown that there has been a dramatic increase in impairment due to alcoholism, addiction, and mental health disorders among members of the legal profession. The statistics are compelling and clearly indicate that 1 out of 3 attorneys will likely have a need for substance use or mental health services at some point in their careers.
Mr. Quinn will discuss:
⚡ Early warning signs: Stress, burnout, trauma, and compassion fatigue.
🔗 Free services: Lawyers Assistance Programs for lawyers, judges, families, and law students.
🚧 Barriers: Why lawyers and judges hesitate to seek help.
📚 Education: Breaking stigma and fear around addiction and mental illness.
🤝 Approach: How best to support the impaired individual.
Date: December 9th
Time: 2025 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm et
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