In Lawline's June lineup of CLE learn how to better serve the LGBTQ community, understand the issues schools face as students return to in-person learning, and take action against extreme voting restrictions.
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It’s been almost a year since much of the world went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For many of us, it’s been a difficult transition. We now have to deal with virtual schooling, remote work, constant childcare, and lack of face-to-face human interaction. Juggling all of this means that occasionally, we either forget to prioritize our mental health or just don’t have the time to do so. To make your mental health journey a little easier, we’ve compiled the top mental health takeaways from ACLEA’s Mid-Year Meeting.
Introduce Self-Care Into Your Routine Gradually. Trying to figure out where to start on your mental health journey can be daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. Instead of tackling everything all at once, attorney and coach Paul J. Unger recommends creating an Action Plan and incorporating new self-care routines on a weekly basis. For example, during Week 1, try focusing on bettering your sleep: go to bed at the same time every day, create a g
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Effective January 1, 2021, New Jersey attorneys must complete 5 Ethics credits (up from the 4 previously needed), 2 of which must be Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias (DIEB). The total number of credits needed to meet the full CLE requirement is still 24. This change affects all attorneys due December 31, 2021 and later.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias programs address diversity and inclusion in the legal system of all persons regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disabilities. Possible topics may include ways to create diversity programs in law firms, transformational leadership, ways to identify and eliminate unconscious bias, and culturally competent lawyering.