Presented by the Lawyer Well-Being Committee
About the Program
This interactive workshop is designed to help attorneys manage the ongoing pressures of legal practice, including emotionally intense client interactions, workload and billable hour demands, and challenges maintaining sustainable work-life boundaries.
Grounded in direct feedback from Connecticut attorneys, the training focuses on practical communication and boundary skills attorneys can apply immediately, even within ethical, institutional, and role based constraints. Rather than offering general wellness guidance, this workshop emphasizes concrete tools for responding effectively under pressure while maintaining professionalism and ethical integrity.
Participants will engage in applied learning through discussion and guided role play using realistic, attorney specific scenarios.
You Will Learn
• To identify common sources of professional pressure in legal practice, including client emotional intensity, workload demands, and blurred work-life boundaries
• How to distinguish between ethical responsibility and emotional overextension
• How to apply practical communication strategies to manage difficult client interactions without escalation
• How to set and maintain role-appropriate boundaries under workload and time pressure
• How to respond more effectively to client demands while preserving focus, professionalism, and well-being
• How to practice boundary and communication skills in realistic scenarios and reflect on what supports effective containment under pressure.
Who Should Attend
Attorneys across practice settings who experience high client demands, workload pressure, and challenges maintaining sustainable professional boundaries.
Cost
(Includes breakfast and electronic materials)
Solo/Small and Young Lawyers Section Members $90
Members $110
Student Members $0
Nonmembers $210
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Financial hardship information is available upon request.
CT: 2.75 CLE Credits (General)
If the seminar is recorded, all member registrants will receive complimentary access to the recording approximately six weeks after the program.
Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent.
Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.
Closed captioning will be available during the seminar presentation for virtual attendees.