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Law Jobs for Humans. And for Humanity.

Our Law Jobs for Humans event will probably be good for your health.

The statistics about lawyer job satisfaction are pretty sad. Whether it’s the associate with unhappiest job in America, the miserable lawyer, or unpleasant issues and people, exposure to trauma, and lack of control, being a lawyer is rough. Finally, while data may contradict my experience, anecdotally, most lawyers I know are neutral at best on their own kids becoming lawyers.

The mental health statistics on lawyers aren’t much better. Lawyers both young and old struggle with alcoholism at an alarming rate. Specifically, lawyers are 3.6 times as likely to be depressed as folks outside the legal profession and there’s data that law school itself increases the risk factors for many of these disorders.

These trends deserve far more than just one blog post, or even (as I’m about to pitch you on ours) one event. But I want to make the case that what we’re doing might help.

I have to believe that at least some of what makes lawyers struggle is the nature of their work. Lawyers work exceedingly long hours, largely in isolation. Legal analysis often elevates logic over humanity and the overly skeptical, unresilient personalities of most lawyers don’t help.

Law students get conditioned early in law school and it can be hard for them to break free. Simultaneously, the legal education ecosystem elevates the most dehumanizing jobs above all others because they often pay the best.

We at Law Jobs for Humans think the legal sector needs a new narrative about professional satisfaction and success. With technology and interconnectedness remaking the economy and society at large, now is the time to rethink where, how, and why legal professionals work.

At Law Jobs for Humans, coming up at the end of this month, you’ll hear from legal professionals who are creating new and unique career paths for themselves. You’ll also hear from the employers seeking legal professionals who don’t want to do the “same old thing.” Finally, you’ll hear from legal educators striving to figure out how to develop the legal profession of tomorrow.

The challenges facing the legal profession are many. Those facing legal professionals may be even more daunting. Changing jobs, or even changing careers, may not be the “silver bullet” for many lawyers or for the legal profession. But it might not hurt either.

Join us in Chicago on April 24, 2019 and help us build a new, healthier, career narrative for the legal profession.