It can be hard to know where to start for a lawyer thinking about career change.
Here are some resources and information to give you the tools you need to take the leap.
Searching the internet for resources about legal career change can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. We have done the work for you to find websites and online resources about happiness, law practice, legal careers and career change. Have a go-to site that we have missed? Send it to us at hello@notaveragelaw.com so we can add it to our list.
By Okeoma Moronu Schreiner
Inspiration, Advice & Lifestyle Strategies for Young Lawyers
The Happy Lawyer Project podcast provides hours of inspirational listening for lawyers looking to find happiness in life with a law degree. Okeoma speaks to different guests about a huge variety of subjects and each episode will give you tips, advice and encouragement to craft the life and career you love.
By Paula Davis
This article discusses common struggles lawyers have with their well-being and lays out specific strategies that stakeholders in the legal profession can follow and implement to combat these struggles.
By The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
CLE BC has a list of resources to support BC legal professionals with mental health issues. These include online courses, articles and checklists.
By The American Bar Association's National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being
Following studies that showed the law profession falls short when it comes to the well-being of lawyers, this report makes five recommendations to improve the overall physical and mental health of the profession. It also provides state action plans with checklists.