Join WisLAP for a Well-Being Week in Law Celebration
WisLAP knows that too many lawyers and their support teams aren’t thriving. We hope you know by now that legal professionals who are struggling with the stress that comes with a high-pressure job can find support from WisLAP any time, day or night.
But May 3-7, 2021 is a special occasion in the world of lawyer well-being. We invite you to join WisLAP and the State Bar of Wisconsin as we participate in Well-Being Week in Law (WWIL).
WWIL was created to raise awareness about the importance of well-being in the profession and to encourage innovations that improve the ways legal professionals live and work. We all know the importance of taking care of our physical and mental health, but many of us don’t make time for it. Legal professionals are often so concerned with taking care of their clients, firms, communities, and families that their own health and happiness take a hit. But making a big commitment to self-care and well-being activities can seem overwhelming and hard to sustain.
WWIL is a chance to learn about ways to make gradual improvements, big changes, or find a middle path. Leading up to and during WWIL, WisLAP will share activities, ideas, and encouragement designed to boost work life balance and promote health and happiness across the legal profession. Follow WisLAP and the State Bar of Wisconsin on social media so you don't miss out. Devoting time to your health and well-being is vital to you performing at your best, so please join us and post about your experience using #WellbeingWeekInLaw.
Monday: Stay Strong — Physical Well-Being
Tuesday: Align — Spiritual Well-Being
Wednesday: Engage & Grow — Occupational & Intellectual Well-Being
- WATCH THIS: Flow: An Animated Book Summary. A short, entertaining video
summarizing the best-selling book, which proposes that fostering more “flow” (a state of complete absorption in engaging activities that are optimally challenging) in our daily lives is a key to growth and happiness, 5:20 mins.
- READ THIS: Leo Babauta (2012). Nine Steps to Achieving Flow in Your Work. Greater Good Magazine.
- DO THIS: Try Out Job Crafting, which is a continual activity in which we seek to create a better fit between our strengths, values, and preferences and our work. Follow the Job Crafting Activity Guide.
Thursday: Connect — Social Well-Being
Friday: Feel Well — Emotional Well-Being
WisLAP Contact Information:
24 hour helpline: (800) 543-2625
WisLAP Manager Mary Spranger (800) 444-9404 ext. 6159
WisLAP Coordinator Jason Magill (800) 444-9404 ext. 6151
Administrative Coordinator Tamra Paulson (800) 444-9404 ext. 6098
How We Can Help
- Initial evaluation
- Referrals
- Peer assistance
- Consultation
- Education, including CLE programs
- Outreach
- Intervention
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Who We Serve
- Law Students
- Bar applicants
- Attorneys (in good standing, suspended, disbarred, re-instatement candidates)
- Judges
- Family members
- Colleagues
- Other concerned parties
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It is the responsibility of the legal community to help our colleagues. WisLAP is based upon the premise of Lawyers Helping Lawyers and Judges Helping Judges. We have over 150 trained volunteer lawyers and judges, who understand what you go through, to offer support and guidance. Interested in becoming a volunteer? Click Here
What Happens When You Call WisLAP?
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We Listen
Whether it’s for your needs or someone else’s, mental health professionals are available 24/7, 365 days a year to answer your call.
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We Keep It Confidential
You can call anonymously, and your call and its contents are confidential (SCR 10:10.05(4)(m)(3)). WisLAP is exempt from reporting misconduct (SCR 20:8.3 (c)).
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We Reach Out
If you call because you’re concerned about someone else, we’ll reach out to them on your behalf — without identifying you — and start a conversation.
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We Provide Options
We can recommend appropriate resources and programs — including support groups, treatment programs, or our network of 150+ trained attorney peer volunteers. You are not obligated to continue working with us, or take our advice.
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We Consult
If you want to be the one to have a difficult conversation with an attorney or colleague, but you’re unsure about the best approach, we’ll advise you on how to help.
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We Put It All Together
If you or someone you know is struggling with something that is negatively impacting quality of life and the practice of law, we can help turn things around.
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WisLAP is exempt from reporting professional misconduct to the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) under Wisconsin Supreme Court Rule 20:8.3(c)(2) and to the Judicial Commission under Wisconsin Supreme Court Rule 60.04(3). WisLAP does not require callers to disclose their identity and does not keep any case records.