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Path To Well-Being In Law: Episode 13 - Paula Davis

Paula Davis JD, MAPP, is the Founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute, a training and consulting firm that partners with organizations to help them reduce burnout and build resilience at the team, leader, and organizational level....

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To Arbitrate or Not To Arbitrate? That Is the Question

Many states permit lawyers to include in their engagement agreements arbitration provisions which would require potential clients to arbitrate...

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National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being Establishes Institute for Well-Being in Law

New nonprofit seeks to prioritize and improve well-being in the profession Washington – April 26, 2021: The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being...

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ALPS In Brief – Episode 56: A 2L’s Tale of “Zoom Law School” and the Virtues of Virtual

In March of 2020, just as Katie Peterson’s first year of law school was nearing its close, everything changed. As Katie rounds out a full year of...

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Five Things You Can Do to Help Keep Your Malpractice Insurance Premium in Line

I have been a risk manager here at ALPS for well over two decades now, which helps explain why I personally view the purchase of legal malpractice...

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3 Common Claims Resolution Problems and How to Avoid Them

Not too often, but often enough, we receive phone calls from concerned insureds inquiring about what they should do now they have become aware of a...

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Path To Well-Being In Law Podcast: Episode 12 - Steven Wall

Transcript: CHRIS NEWBOLD: Hello, friends and well-being advocates. Welcome to the Path to Well-Being In Law podcast, an initiative of the...

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Why There is No Such Thing as a New Normal

I’ve been telecommuting for over a decade now, so when a COVID-19 stay at home order finally made its way to Montana, not much changed for me...

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ALPS In Brief – Episode 55: Estate Planning Gone Wrong

In this episode of the ALPS In Brief podcast, Mark Bassingthwaighte offers some insights in the arena of estate planning that are commonly...

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Mindfulness Means Not Hitting Someone in the Mouth

I recently read an article that was a Q & A with a wonderful meditation teacher/writer/thinker, Sharon Salzburg (also, a co-founder of the Insight...

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Preparing for an Extended Absence – Advice for the Solo Attorney

Given how difficult it can be to try and take a planned absence, such as a long vacation or maternity or paternity leave, it’s no wonder that having...

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4 Crucial Steps for Data Breach Containment

We’re excited to share a guest blog from Karen Sprenger, COO and chief ransomware negotiator at LMGsecurity.com — one of our cybersecurity and...

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People Are Strange, When You're A Stranger

As I stood, hip-deep in a snowdrift retrieving my dog’s poop, I heard a man start yelling and looked up to see that I had let go of the leash while...

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