The modern legal environment demands constant pivots between client needs, shifting priorities, technological changes, and the relentless pace of communication, to name a few and to say nothing of the demands from professionals’ personal lives.

This program examines how these ongoing pressures interact with the “lawyer personality” and the science of stress and change to create advantages and liabilities to performance and well-being. Developing strategic self-awareness using these scientific principles can enable legal professionals to ensure the advantages outweigh the liabilities in the short- and long-term.

Through the lens of psychology and neuroscience delivered in a practical, approachable way, attorneys will gain a deeper understanding of how their minds and bodies respond to changes and pressures, and how to channel that response into improved client support, ethical decision-making, and role modeling for future legal leaders.

 Attendees will leave with practical, evidence-based tools to navigate turbulence more effectively and sustain their professional competence throughout their careers.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1) Identify core psychological and personality factors that shape lawyers’ responses to stress and change.

2) Explain how mental and emotional patterns influence stress tolerance, focus, short- and long-term performance, and professional judgment.

3) Apply evidence-based techniques to manage acute and chronic stress in daily legal practice.

4) Evaluate personal and organizational factors that contribute to reactivity, fatigue, or diminished competence.

5) Develop individualized strategies to maintain sustained focus, sound decision-making, and well-being under pressure.

This event is hosted by the San Francisco Bar Association: Business Law Section.

Attendees will receive MCLE: 1 Hour in Wellness Competence