Managing Time and Mental Health: Essential Strategies for Aspiring Legal Professionals.
This presentation will discuss time management and mental health issues for articling students and licensing candidates and will provide helpful advice for managing procrastination, stress, and distraction, as well as mental health risks and stressors specific to the profession.
This course addresses the critical interplay between time management and mental health in the legal profession. Drawing on real-life examples and research, participants will explore practical tools and strategies to manage workloads, overcome procrastination, and build resilience. From understanding ego depletion to the four Ds of task management, this course provides actionable insights to enhance productivity and maintain well-being. Ideal for legal professionals at all stages, the course emphasizes developing habits to prevent burnout, improve efficiency, and sustain a healthy work-life balance.
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Toronto Lawyers Association
For more than 135 years, the Toronto Lawyers' Association, located within the Courthouse Library, has represented the interests of lawyers practising in the City of Toronto. The association was founded to support its members in three key areas: Knowledge, Advocacy, and Community. To uphold these pillars, the association offers a year-round mix of online and in-person education programs for lawyers, hosts both free and paid events to foster in-person networking, and submits advocacy pieces on behalf of its members to the Ontario bench and bar, all levels of government, and the broader public.
Legal Writer and Content Manager at LAWPRO (Lawyers'​ Professional Indemnity Company)
Shawn Erker, B.A., J.D., is the Legal Writer and Content Manager in the Claims Prevention & Stakeholder Relations department at LAWPRO. Prior to joining LAWPRO in 2018, Shawn practised as a civil litigator in British Columbia, in a full-service national firm after clerking at the British Columbia Court of Appeal. He graduated from UBC Law as the 2014 Law Society Gold Medallist where he also served as an Editor-in-Chief of the UBC Law Review.
