Preparing to teach

I've been really wrapped up the last few weeks getting some new initiatives off the ground.  Several are focused on attorney well-being, an area of focus for both the Commission and the Tennessee Bar Association.  One of those initiative is series of CLE programs during the next few months co-sponsored by a number of organizations.  I'll be piloting the first hour of that presentation tomorrow at the Tennessee Alliance of Legal Services' Equal Justice Conference.  I like how it's coming together and am eager to get feedback.  Here's information about the programs coming up:

Lawyering & the Good Life

… (things they didn't teach you in Law School )

Don’t come to this seminar if:

·         You get up almost every morning feeling positive about your day

·         At the end of most days, you wonder where the time went and feel you accomplished a lot

·         You feel your work and your life have meaning

·         Your relationships with family and friends are close and satisfying

·         You take regular vacations and have regular hobbies you enjoy

·         You feel that your work and  community service regularly call on you to do what you are really good at

If, however, you’d like to have a fuller, more satisfying life in any of these areas (and become a better lawyer!), then this seminar could be for you!

9:30 – 10:00  Registration

10:00 – 11:00   Positive Psychology, Human Flourishing, and the Good Life

11:00 – 12:00   What About Lawyers?

12:00 –   1:00   Lunch (provided by Counsel on Call)

  1:00 –   2:00   Panel – What can you do with a law degree?

  2:00 –   3:00   Tying it all together – A way forward

Dave Shearon, JD, MAPP Executive Director of the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization

Andy Branham, JD and Candice Reed, JD Executive Directors of the Memphis and Nashville offices of Counsel on Call

Laura Gatrell, LSN, Executive Director of the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program

You will learn proven techniques to increase your orientation toward the positive in life and work.  You will also gain insight into how to build a work environment that is both more enjoyable and more productive.  Dave will draw on his Masters in Applied Positive Psychology to explain why it matters whether you, your partners, and your staff are happy, hopeful, and optimistic.  Andy and Candice will introduce unusual ways lawyers have engaged their knowledge, experiences and skills both inside and outside of the traditional practice of law.  Laura will speak on what TLAP is; how it functions, what it has done for lawyers around the state and how it might help someone you know. 

For quality reasons, pre-registration is required and space is limited at each site.

To register:  Call (615) 383-7421or go to www.tba.org/TennBarU/index.html.

Co-sponsored by Counsel on Call, Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program, Tennessee Bar Association, Lawyers Association for Women, and the University of Tennessee College of Law

$29.95 for 4.0 hours of dual credit

All proceeds to TLAP

Dates:

November 1, Memphis, International Paper

November 17, Nashville, Tennessee Bar Center

November 30, Chattanooga, Miller & Martin

December 14, Jackson, Jackson-Madison County Library

January 19, Knoxville, University of Tennessee College of Law