CLIA WELLNESS DOCKET
Article submissions by Alanna Carlson of Alanna Carlson Consulting:
What does it mean to trust your gut? How knowing your core values can guide strategic decision-making
The Lawyer Brain 2.0: Redrafting our Thoughts for Greater Success
CLIA’s Top 5 Blog Posts of All Time
The Not So Risky Business blog launched November 30th, 2023 with our aptly named post, Welcome to the CLIA Blog. That introductory post promised that each Wednesday you could expect an informative post on topics to better help you manage your practice, avoid errors and better understand your insurance coverage needs.
Don’t Shut Me Down: Becoming a Better Lawyer Through Chronic Illness
This article was originally published on Melanie’s personal blog, It’s Friday I’m in Law. To help reduce the stigma facing lawyers living with a disability and help achieve wellness for all in the profession, Melanie is sharing her experience with chronic illness through a series of blog posts on her personal blog.
The Wellness Docket - Addressing Bullying and Harassment in Legal Workplaces
Over a year ago, lawyer mental health advocate Beth Beattie wrote a opinion piece for the Canadian Lawyer publication titled “Mental Health and Civility in the Legal Profession: The Elephant in the Room.” She started the article with a call to arms for the profession to pay more attention to the impacts that our own work environments play in contributing to the mental health crisis that plagues our profession.
Bite Size CPD May Showcase – Burnout
CLIA is proud to partner with the Law Society of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Lawyers’ Insurance Association (SLIA) to present Bite Size CPD.
Free Webinar: Nutrition as Self Care: A Non-Diet, Additive Approach to Well-being
In partnership with the Law Society of Saskatchewan, CLIA will be hosting webinars related to well-being in the legal profession throughout the month of May.
CANCELLED Webinar: Mindfulness and Lawyer Wellbeing
Unfortunately, this upcoming webinar has been cancelled. If you registered for the event, you will have already been notified.
Free Webinar: How to be a Lawyer and a Human Being at the Same Time
In partnership with the Law Society of Saskatchewan, CLIA will be hosting webinars related to well-being in the legal profession throughout the month of May.
Free Webinar: From Law School Debt to Financial Confidence
In partnership with the Law Society of Saskatchewan, CLIA will be hosting webinars related to well-being in the legal profession throughout the month of May.
The Lawyer Brain 2.0: Redrafting our Thoughts for Greater Success
The thinking habits that make lawyers effective advocates can quietly become a source of personal suffering if left unchecked. Here are some ideas of what to do about it.
Well-Being in the Legal Profession: Free Well-Being Webinars Throughout the Month of May
In partnership with the Law Society of Saskatchewan, CLIA will be hosting webinars related to well-being in the legal profession throughout the month of May. Building on the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week and the results of the National Study on the Health and Wellness Determinants of Legal Professionals in Canada, we will be sharing free webinars available to members in CLIA jurisdictions.
The Wellness Docket - Leveraging Technological Change To Improve Work Environments: Will We Ever Learn?
Ever wonder what it was like practicing law before computers, email and the internet? If you take time to talk to lawyers and staff from that era, you will hear that everything moved at a slower pace and that lawyers and staff were rarely bothered when they were not physically in the office. Retired Chief Justice of Ontario George Strathy reminisced about those “good old days” in his article “The Litigator and Mental Health”. He wrote:
Wellness Toolkit: Resources for Employers
CLIA recognizes the importance of promoting wellness for the profession. To help, we have compiled a repository of wellness resources based on the findings of the National Study on the Health and Wellness Determinants of Legal Professionals in Canada prepared by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, the Canadian Bar Association and the Université de Sherbrooke.
Law360 Canada Pulse Survey: Lawyers are stressed but satisfied with their careers
The Law360 Canada Pulse Survey was released in November 2025. The survey asks questions related to lawyer satisfaction like compensation satisfaction, work hours, firm culture, a lawyer’s stress, and overall satisfaction. The survey received 263 responses, with an equal split between associates and partners and between males and females.
Am I Just a Husky by Nature? Determining if You’re a Work-Based Person or Workaholic
As a child living in remote Northern B.C., my dad had a dog sled team made up of several Siberian Huskies. Huskies are working dogs prized for their strength and endurance. They require significant exercise and mental stimulation.
Bite Size CPD Series: Mental Wellness Part II
In our previous post Bite Size CPD Series: Mental Wellness , we shared links to several episodes on the topic produced by the Law Society of Saskatchewan. This series considers underlying conditions, causes and potential solutions in informative under-10-minute video episodes.
Wellness Toolkit: Emotional Intelligence
As noted by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, “legal professionals are at higher risk of experiencing stress, anxiety, depression and substance use than are other professionals”. We also know that many claims result from wellness issues.
Land of Confusion: Dealing with the Bombardment of AI Information
One of my family’s often-repeated fables is how my great grandfather didn’t believe the moon landing was real. People of his generation witnessed the invention of the automobile, the television and now space travel.
"Are you doing your gratitudes?": the power of being grateful
I attend therapy regularly. The frequency depends on how well I am doing. But even when I am doing very well, I still try and keep a monthly appointment. A few years ago, I was speaking with a more senior lawyer and she shared that she has attended therapy monthly for years, despite maintaining good mental health during most of those years.
Roundup: Wellness Week
In partnership with the Law Society of Manitoba and the Law Society of Saskatchewan, CLIA hosted Well-Being in the Legal Profession Week, May 12th to 16th. Building on the theme of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week of Unmasking Mental Health and the results of the National Study on the Health and Wellness Determinants of Legal Professionals in Canada, we shared blog posts and free daily webinars available to members in CLIA jurisdictions.