Vermont Competence Issues/Substance Abuse CLE Courses

This session explores the science and psychology of emotional labor, stress accumulation, and trauma exposure in legal settings.

This program explores how chronic stress, sleep deprivation, and substance use systematically impair the legal professional's brain's prefrontal cortex—the hub of ethical reasoning, memory, and judgment.

In this program, Judge Mary Beth O'Conner will share her personal story of addiction and recovery, and will give viewers tips, strategies and resources for battling addiction in their own lives.

In this timely and eye-opening program, executive coach and former entertainment lawyer Marlo Lyons, J.D., explores the neurobiology of loneliness, the hidden toll it takes on junior and senior attorneys alike, and how it contributes to burnout, substance misuse, and even suicidal ideation.

This course will cover safeguarding mental health, managing workload effectively, and remaining fully present for clients through boundary setting.

Perfectionism and self- doubt has plagued members of the legal profession for years. When the pressure placed on lawyers externally to succeed is outweighed by the pressure lawyers place upon themselves, the impact on mental health can be devastating if left untreated. This program will dive into these issues and more.

Imposter syndrome, also called perceived fraudulence, involves persistent feelings of self-doubt and personal incompetence. This program will discuss how imposter system impacts legal professionals and what lawyers can do to overcome it.

This program will explore not only Gambling Disorder, but also the connection between gambling and the more well -known forms of impairment and why lawyers are at higher risk to develop problems.

This course delves into the critical importance of resilience in navigating the challenges of working as a lawyer, whether in a law firm or in-house or as a solo practitioner.

This course explores the unique challenges faced by legal professionals and the imperative strategies for resilience and well-being.

This course will help lawyers understand how to healthily cope with the stress of the holidays.

This course will equip attorneys with tools to recognize self-doubt’s impact on competence (ABA Model Rule 1.1) and well-being, while fostering resilience. By exploring systemic biases, perfectionism, and coping strategies, this course will emphasize how unchecked imposter feelings can undermine client representation and professional judgment.

This course explores the profound impact of values alignment on individual well-being, engagement, and organizational health within the legal profession.

This dynamic presentation introduces a mindfulness-based framework for setting and achieving goals in their law practice, designed to help attendees understand why they may be falling short of their desired outcomes and how to make meaningful change.

This seminar provides legal professionals with a comprehensive understanding of vicarious trauma, its impact on attorney well-being, and the ethical responsibilities related to recognizing and addressing it.

In this course, participants will explore the complex dynamics of attorney anger within the context of legal practice.

Eating, Sex and Exercise Addiction: When Enough is Enough

This course will cover the link between the high rates of distress, anxiety and depression in the legal profession and uncivil behavior by opposing counsel or uncivil/hostile behavior by partners in the law firm office and how to mitigate against it.