James Burke, NJLAP's Program Assistant/Resource Coordinator, brought lots of helpful items for the attendees of the 4th Annual Supreme Court Wellness Meeting.
“In a profession that often asks us to carry others’ burdens,
laughter can be the release valve that helps us carry our own.”
- Amy J. Coco, President of the Allegheny County Bar Association
Participants will learn how stress responses emerge in legal work, how reflection and peer support influence professional development, and how adversity can become a catalyst for growth.
Join us on May 5, 2026,as NJLAP celebrates Well-Being in the Law Week with an important and enlighting program featuring 3 notable experts in Spiritual Well-Being, which is particularly aligned with Well-Being in Law Week.
Free - Registration Required
https://t.co/VMSfH85h7j
NJLAP Team Clinician, Defne Ekin, PhD who will be presenting "Dealing with Compassion Fatigue: With Clients, Your Firm, and Beyond" at the NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar® on April 30 at 10:45 AM. To register, go to: https://t.co/41QbHgmMbF
The Rainbow Recovery Group (RRG) is a new NJLAP support group for LGBTQA lawyers, judges, law students, and law graduates.The group is rooted in the12-Step tradition, and supports all pathways to recovery.
For more information, email NJLAP at [email protected]
This program is now available only virtually.
If you are curious about how post-traumatic growth works, and what it can look like in real life, NJLAP invites you to learn more.
Register here: https://t.co/htW3dXcMnK
Balance March 2026 - #102 - https://t.co/5x6o8LumQj March Fourth!
March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path. -Khalil Gibran
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a nationwide initiative that brings together federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, prosecutors, community leaders, and other stakeholders to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in a community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. Today, Dallas FBI’s Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Jeremy Wright, spoke at a press conference hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas regarding the expansion of the PSN initiative in Dallas.
Transforming Challenges Into Strength: Post Traumatic Growth for Lawyers
March 18, 2026 12 PM – 1:30 PM
This is a Hybrid CLE – Available online or in person
https://t.co/V4CnUclh4c
Balance February 2026 - #101 A short month, but Balance is still full of Lawyer well-being articles, including one from the ABA discussing Groundhog Day.
NJLAP Interim Director, Nicole Perskie, is featured on the Bianchi Law Group's podcast speaking about her inspiring journey from practicing law to advocating for well-being i for NJ lawyers, judges and law students.
https://t.co/VHfxSaIhx1