How to Build Better Boundaries & Avoid Burnout in the Legal Profession — without Ruffling Feathers

Boundary-setting is a buzz word in the legal industry. You know you’re supposed to have boundaries, but how do you set them? How do you enforce them without upsetting your clients or co-workers? You’d like to have your work be more sustainable, but that seems antithetical to the legal expectations of having to “always be available” to your firm or clients.

This is important to you because you no longer want to work the way you have been. You don’t want your life to be so focused on work; you’d like your work to support your life. This program teaches you a framework for setting boundaries without ruffling feathers.

Learn tips to clarify your priorities and have a simple way to communicate your agreements, that give you spaciousness, relief, and clarity.

AGENDA:

Know the 3-Step system to guide you to set boundaries based on your values and priorities
Learn how to uphold boundaries over time while maintaining positive relationships with clients, colleagues, and opposing counsel that create smoother professional interactions
Practice setting internal boundaries to support the external ones, increasing your resilience, energy, and capacity


ABOUT THE EXPERT

Elena F. Deutsch, MPH has been a leadership and career coach for 20 years. After working with many unhappy women attorneys, she founded WILL – Women Interested in Leaving (big) Law.

She helps clients have clarity on what else they could do, in law or out. She guides lawyers to identify their strengths, figure out what they truly want, and kick inner critics out of the driver’s seat. Many of her clients continue to practice law in new ways, start businesses or embark on a new career.

Her work has been featured in Above the Law, The American Lawyer, Bloomberg Big Law Business and The Wall Street Journal. She led presentations and workshops for the NYC Bar, New York County Lawyers Association, Beverly Hills Bar, DC Bar and more.

Find her at www.womeninterestedinleavinglaw.com or on LinkedIn.