Young Lawyers Section

Lawyers routinely push through high-demand periods — trials, deadlines, year-end pressures, and the cumulative load of constant availability. This 1-hour program offers practical, science-backed strategies for “skillful recovery”: how to reset after intense workload, rebuild cognitive capacity, and re-enter work with clarity and control. Drawing from research on attention, stress physiology, and healthy boundaries, participants will learn realistic tools they can apply immediately to sustain performance and wellbeing.

The evening will begin with networking from 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm, followed by a one-hour panel presentation exploring the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright, its doctrinal shift away from Chevron deference, and how courts, agencies, and practitioners have navigated this new landscape in the past year and a half, particularly in the employment and labor contexts. Our panelists will discuss the impact of Loper Bright on EEOC, DOL, and NLRB guidance, early post-Loper Bright decisions and emerging judicial trends/approaches, and what may lie ahead for administrative and employment law.

The supply chain is no longer a foreign concept to most Americans - we all experienced the 2020 pandemic and the consequences that echoed through the economy for many years to come. What may still be foreign to many, including attorneys, is how the government buys the goods and services they need to provide for their citizens. State and local procurement does not follow one set of rules like the federal government, but they do pursue the same goals - open, fair, and transparent competition for business opportunities with the government. Basic knowledge of those government contracting processes could be beneficial in many areas of legal practice.