A Client Threatens Suicide — What Can You Do?
Information on how to handle situations when a client is in crisis. Read More +
Rethinking Procrastination
A look at approaching procrastination differently and steps to alleviate the stress that causes it. Read More +
The Joys of Giving Back
The importance of lending a helping hand. Read More +
Why Being a Runner Makes Me a Better Lawyer
Attorney Helen Baddour on how running helps her perform as an attorney. Read More +
Lawyers for Literacy: A Local Firm Gives Back to Their Community
Walker Allen in Goldsboro discusses it's relationship with the North Carolina Bar Foundation's Lawyers for Literacy program. Read More +
Mind-Body Fitness is Theme for Mental Health Month
To celebrate Mental Health Month, we are providing a list of resources available for NC lawyers. Read More +
Are You Being Strategic About Your Life Plan?
A discussion of how strategic planning carries can help create a good work life balance. Read More +
Lawyers Helping Lawyers
An interview with Jane Weathers discussing the NC Bar Association's Jane B. Weathers Lawyers Helping Lawyers Fund established to help lawyers with financial need. Read More +
An Epic Emotional Achievement
Attorney Sonya Pfeiffer discusses The Barrowfields by Charlotte Attorney Philip Lewis. Read More +
Three Months of Saturdays
The story of one attorney's sabbatical and how taking some time away can be good for your practice. Read More +
50 States, 49 Years and 308,486+ Feet: Here’s What I Learned.
An inspiring story of life outside of the law, setting goals, and overcoming hardships along the way. Read More +
Messy, Unruly, Chaotic Life
Support for those who struggle with mental health issues or addiction. Read More +
Lessons I Learned When A Friend Died
Tips for providing instructions for the small details before your final moments. Read More +
Supporting the Legal Profession Through the LAP Foundation
Highlights of the benefits the LAP Foundation provides to attorneys and judges. Read More +
Mental Health First Aid
'First aid' tips to help friends and coworkers who may be in need of assistance. Read More +
A Little Old Lady and the Most Powerful Attorney in the World
The personal story of how one simple act of kindness can have a powerful impact. Read More +
That Time I Met Vlad the Impaler in Divorce Court
October is the month we celebrate our worst nightmares. We masquerade as monsters. We play dirty tricks. We go around scaring people – and expect to be rewarded for it. All in a day’s work for us lawyers. Back in the early ‘80s when I was practicing in Charleston, SC there was a divorce law… Read More +
Solo or Small Firm Practitioners – How to Prepare for Extended Leave
I met my newborn daughter in April of 2014. Although I knew the approximate timeframe and duration I would be away from my firm for adoption/maternity leave, and I did what I could to plan accordingly, it was very challenging as a solo practitioner to manage everything while I was out of the office for ne… Read More +
7 Ways to Get Your Career Unstuck
Tips for reinvigorating your legal career. Read More +
Great Lawyer Gifts That Don’t Need Wrapping
Gift ideas for the lawyer who has everything Read More +
