Upcoming Events for Mindfulness and Mental Health

MILS Virtual Sits

Our founder, Claire E. Parsons, will be serving as a meditation guide for the Mindfulness in Law Society Virtual Sits from May through August, 2024. She will be guiding sessions on the first Wednesday at 2 PM PST / 5 PM EST and the second Monday at 12 PM PST / 3 PM EST. The sessions are open to anyone in the legal profession. No registration is necessary. Just join the Zoom session available here each week.

Arkansas Bar Convention

Our founder, Claire E. Parsons, will be presenting an ethics CLE at the Arkansas Bar Convention inspired by her book, How to Be a Badass Lawyer. This session is for anyone interested in what makes mindfulness and compassion badass and why it matters to lawyers. Learn more and register for the convention here.

Kentucky Bar Convention

Our founder, Claire E. Parsons, will be serving as a moderator on an important and ethics panel on mental health for lawyers. The session is “Attorney Mental Health: Profiles in Courage and Leadership.”

It will feature the stories of Kentucky lawyers who faced mental health challenges and shared them with the community. It will detail how they managed their experiences and how sharing their stories influenced their lives and work. You can register and learn more here.

MILS April Community Connection Event

Have you ever wondered whether mindfulness can spur creativity? Our founder, Claire E. Parsons, swears it does. When she started meditation, she was shocked to learn some of the thoughts that had plagued her were ideas. She started writing and loved it so much eventually founded this blog and wrote 2 books.

Learn how she did it and the mindfulness practices that helped in this talk with the Mindfulness in Law Society. You can join by Zoom on April 24, 2024 at 12 PM EST/9 AM PST. Anyone in the legal profession, including students are free to join. You can learn more and register here.

Books & Bottles

Our founder, Claire E. Parsons, will be discussing her book, How to Be a Badass Lawyer, at this event organized by her hometown, Florence, Kentucky. She will keynote the event with fellow local author, Mirsada Kidirc, whose book traces her experience as a refugee from Bosnia. You can find Mirsada’s book, I Am a Refugee, on Amazon and order tickets to the in-person event beginning on February 1st.

Meditation for World Peace

Our founder, Claire E. Parsons, will be serving as a meditation guide on February 4, 2024 for Meditate for World Peace. This collective was formed last fall and is continuing on in the new year. Join the free virtual event at 6 PM/9 PM EST online. This event is past, but you can find the recording of the meditation here at Episode 4.

NKY Chamber WI: Mental Wellness in the Workplace

Register now for part two of the Women’s Initiative Body + Mind Professional Series presented by PNC. Our founder Claire E. Parsons will moderate a panel to discuss effective communication strategies when talking about mental health concerns, the “double burden” women face at work and home, and much more. This event is designed for anyone who is interested in the conversation about mental health in the workplace not just women. It is also open to not only Chamber members, but future members as well. NKYChamber.com/Wellness

MILS Annual Online Retreat

Our founder, Claire E. Parsons, will be serving as one of the meditation guides for the Mindfulness in Law Society Annual Online Retreat on October 28, 2023 from 10 AM to 3 PM EST. This event is free for MILS members but anyone in or connected to the legal profession is encouraged to join and participate. You can learn about the event and register here.

Jefferson County Public Law Library Lunch Series

JCPLL serves a really important role with respect to access to justice. It makes legal research services available to a diverse set of patrons including local attorneys, college students and other members of the general public who are in need of general legal information. One of the other cool things the Library does is host monthly book discussions. I’m proud to return to the town of my law school, Louisville, Kentucky, to discuss my book. The event is free and open to the public and they will even serve lunch. Find more details about the event here.

Northern KY Bar Association Well-Being Week in Law Guided Meditation

In honor of Well-Being Week in Law, our founder will be offering a guided meditation and brief discussion of mindfulness for members of the Northern Kentucky Bar Association at 10 AM on Friday, May 5th. Claire will discuss the benefits of mindfulness, even when you only have a few short minutes to practice.

This event is over but you can watch the recording on YouTube here.

LawClerk Well-being in Law Week Webinar

“It’s a Jungle Out There: Well-Being in a High Pressure Profession”

Are you tired of the same old webinars preaching about “work-life balance” that leave you feeling drained and unmotivated? Well, fear not legal friends because we’ve got something special in store for you! Yes, you heard that right, we’re taking a break from the boring and diving into the world of well-being (which means very different things to different people) in celebration of Well-Being Week in Law.

Join our upcoming webinar with three lawyers and thought leaders in the industry as they discuss the importance of well-being for legal professionals. Our host Kristin Tyler will be joined by blog founder Claire Parsons and author of How to Be a Badass Lawyer: The Unexpected and Simple Guide to Less Stress and Greater Personal Development Through Mindfulness and Compassion) and Olivia Vizachero (founder of The Less Stressed Lawyer). We promise it won’t be a snooze-fest. In fact, it might even be the most fun you’ve had all week (we won’t judge). So join us for some witty banter and helpful tips on how to prioritize your mental and physical health in this demanding field. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain insights from the experts and maybe even crack a smile or two.

If you missed the event on May 3rd, you can still watch it.

View the event here.

Legal Up 2023

I’ll be speaking about imposter syndrome, confidence, and how mindfulness and compassion can help on April 27th at noon.

The session is approved for ethics CLE credit and is full of practical strategies.

Register here.

Institute for Well-Being in Law 2022 Conference

“The Heart of Law Practice: How Attorneys Can Cultivate Compassion to Help Themselves and More Effectively and Ethically Serve Clients”

More and more lawyers are embracing mindfulness practices, but knowledge of compassion practices is far less common. Research suggests, however, that compassion practices are as beneficial for attorneys who deal with stress and conflict every day. This session will provide training in compassion practices to help attorneys increase happiness, maintain a thriving law practice, and live up to ethical obligations.

Register here.

LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities

School attorneys know the law, the regulations, and the ethical rules. But experience shows that stress and conflict make performing well and guiding clients through challenging meetings and procedures is difficult. Mindfulness practices can help. Claire E. Parsons, our founder is not just a meditation teacher but also a special education attorney. She will illustrate ways to help manage stress, meet client needs, and live up to ethical obligations even in the most stressful of situations. Referencing the Model Rules, she’ll demonstrate how stress adversely affects individuals and contributes to conflict in IDEA proceedings and interfere with clear communication. Lessons learned here may help with the life/work balance and even lighten the litigation case load.

Register here.

Lawyer Well-Being Week Meditation with LawClerk Legal

Take a break from the day-to-day chaos of the practice of law to join us for a short but amazing meditation session hosted by LawClerk Legal. This session is perfect for meditation pros as well as any newbies. Hope to see you there!

Watch the video here.