Law & the Good Life
6 CLE / 6 E - Tuesday, November 19; 9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Live In-Person - ICLEF Conference Facility, Indianapolis
Live Webcast - From your home or office
The question of what it means to live a good life is as old as Moses and Socrates. But in the last few years, the question has become of particular interest to the legal profession for the simple reason that, by many measures, the lives of many lawyers fall so short of the ideal. Problem drinking, depression, anxiety, loneliness, suicide – all occur at much higher levels among lawyers than among the general public, and for many, these are just the most obvious symptoms of deeper, more fundamental problems. In response, the American Bar Association has endorsed efforts to improve the profession through a new body of thought that attempts to use the methods of science to understand what it means to live well. The result has been the “lawyer well-being movement”, which advocates for changes in the profession to enable lawyers to enjoy well-being. The lawyer well-being movement is laudable for its recognition that something has gone wrong in the legal profession, but it is probably inadequate to the task of improving the lives of lawyers. Well-being cannot be engineered to occur; it always requires something more, which is not within our control. However, in the traditions of the legal profession can be found wisdom about the kinds of people we should become to enjoy a good life in the law. Vestiges of these traditions can be found in the Rules of Professional Conduct that govern the profession today. What are those traditions? How do they relate to well-being? How can a lawyer live a good life today?
Topics:
• Introduction – Lawyer Well-Being and A Good Life In The Law
• The Rules as A Path to Resonance & Well-Being
• Well-Being & Social Relationships
• Money & The Good Life of the Lawyer
• Well-Being & The Transcendent
• The Lonely Lawyer
• Well-Being & Physical Health
• The Haunted Lawyer
Faculty:
J. Mark Mutz is a lawyer, consultant and entrepreneur. His career has included private practice with a large law firm, acting as general counsel to two healthcare companies and service as an officer of a think tank. As a consultant, he plans, manages and leads transactions that involve a mix of legal, financial and relationship issues. His undergraduate degree is from Northwestern University and his law degree is from Yale Law School. He has served on the Boards of numerous for-profit and charitable organizations.
Dr. Richard Gunderman is Chancellor’s Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, Philanthropy, and Medical Humanities and Health Studies at Indiana University, where he also serves as Bicentennial Professor and John A Campbell Professor of Radiology. An alumnus of Wabash College, he received his MD and PhD from the University of Chicago. He is a 10-time recipient of the Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award and has won numerous awards for scholarship and character, including the Gold Medal of the Association of University Radiologists. He is the author of over 800 articles and 15 books.
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Law & the Good Life
6 CLE / 6 E - Tuesday, November 19; 9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Live In-Person - ICLEF Conference Facility, Indianapolis
Live Webcast - From your home or office
ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN • Premier Indiana CLE