The Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being joins the Institute for Well-Being in Law to celebrate Well-Being Week in Law, May 1-5, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month in May. We invite you to coordinate or participate in local activities, whether you’re an individual, law firm, corporate legal department, government entity, bar association, law school, or other organization or consultant involved in the legal profession.

Visit this page for a master listing of all events, programs, and activities happening across Massachusetts, including a number of in-person community breakfast gatherings throughout the Commonwealth. **All events are free and open to all.

National resources are available via https://lawyerwellbeing.net/well-being-week-in-law/

MONDAY (5/1): Physical Well-Being

  • Community Breakfast Gatherings (In-Person):

    • 9:30-11:00AM (Norfolk County Bar Association) at Norfolk County Superior Courthouse, 650 High Street, Dedham (no registration necessary)

  • 9:00-9:30AM Daily Mindfulness with Mindfulness in Law Society (Qigong). Register Here.

  • 1:30-2:30PM (Virtual): Program - Moving Together: The science and experience of communal movement (Institute for Well-Being in Law). Register here.

TUESDAY (5/2): Spiritual Well-Being

  • Community Breakfast Gatherings (In-Person):

    • 8:30-10:30AM (Hampden County Bar Association) Teatime at the County Commissioner's Room, Roderick J. Ireland Courthouse, 50 State Street, 2nd Floor, Springfield, Massachusetts (no registration necessary)

  • 9:00-9:30AM Daily Mindfulness with Mindfulness in Law Society (Spanish-led session). Register here.

  • 12:00-12:30PM (Virtual): Program - A Lawyer a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Humor’s Role in Our Well-Being as Lawyers. Register here.

  • 1:30-2:30PM (Virtual): Program - What does the U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Mental Health and Well-being in the Workplace Mean for You? (Institute for Well-Being in Law). Register here.

WEDNESDAY (5/3): Career Well-Being

  • Community Breakfast Gatherings (In-Person):

    • 7:30-9:00AM (Worcester County Bar Association) at Fuel America, Mercantile Center, Worcester (no registration necessary)

    • 8:30-9:30AM (Berkshire County Bar Association) at Hunter, Graziano & DiSantis, PC at Lee Town Common/Park Main St, Lee (no registration necessary)

    • 8:30-9:30AM (Boston Bar Association with MA LGBTQ Bar Association, South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston, Asian American Lawyers Association of MA, Hispanic National Bar Association, MA Association of Hispanic Attorneys) at Boston Bar Association, 16 Beacon St., Boston. Register here.

  • 9:00-9:30AM Daily Mindfulness with Mindfulness in Law Society (self-reflection). Register Here.

  • 12:00-1:00PM (Virtual): Program - Mindfulness: Strengthen Your Attention and Reduce Distractibility with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Massachusetts. Register here.

  • 1:30-2:30PM (Virtual): Program - Pro Bono & Community Service as a Pathway to Well-being & Job Satisfaction (Institute for Well-Being in Law). Register here. (Note Massachusetts speaker, Payal Salsburg).

THURSDAY (5/4): Social Well-Being

  • Community Breakfast Gatherings (In-Person):

    • 8:00-9:30AM (Massachusetts Bar Association) at Massachusetts Bar Association, 20 West Street, Boston. Register here.

  • 9:00-9:30AM Daily Mindfulness with Mindfulness in Law Society (metta practice). Register Here.

  • 1:30-2:30PM (Virtual): Program - Building Friendship & Belonging (Institute for Well-Being in Law). Register here.

  • 4:30-6:00 PM (Virtual): Program - Recovering Out Loud: Addressing the Impact of Addiction and Lawyering (Massachusetts Bar Association). Register here.

FRIDAY (5/5): Emotional Well-Being

  • Community Breakfast Gathering (Virtual):

  • 9:00-9:30AM Daily Mindfulness with Mindfulness in Law Society (RAIN meditation). Register Here.

  • 1:00-2:00PM (Virtual): Program - Worcester County Bar Association and Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers. Register here.

  • 1:30-2:30PM (Virtual): Program - How to Build a Workplace that Supports Emotional Well-Being (Institute for Well-Being in Law). Register here. (Note Massachusetts speaker, Gavin Alexander).