High Performance Without Burnout:
Practical Well-Being Strategies for Lawyers
Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 3:00-4:00 PM CDT
A FREE Clifford Law Offices CLE Webinar
CLE credit will only be available to those who attend the webinar during
its live broadcast on February 19, 2026, at 2:30-4:30 p.m. CST. Those who
view the recorded version of the webinar will not be eligible for CLE credit.
Program Information:
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Program Time: 3:00-4:00 PM CDT
Place: This program is available via the web only.
Registration is required to attend the free program.
This program has been approved by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism for 1.00 hours of professional responsibility credit.
Please see below for State CLE Accreditation.
For questions, please call Clifford Law Offices at (312) 756-7575 or email programs@cliffordlaw.com
Program Information:
High Performance Without Burnout: Practical Well-Being Strategies for Lawyers
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT
Today’s legal workforce is stretched thin. The cost of chronic stress and burnout shows up in productivity, retention, engagement, client service, and overall firm performance. In a profession built on precision, judgment, and sustained intellectual output, diminished well-being carries professional consequences.
This program explores how burnout and disengagement develop within high-demand legal environments and how lawyer behavior — particularly among those in leadership roles — directly shapes morale, psychological safety, and performance outcomes. Participants will examine why boundaries, resilience, and self-leadership are not personal luxuries, but business and professional imperatives.
Attendees will leave with practical strategies to embed sustainable performance practices into daily legal work, helping lawyers and legal teams perform at a high level without eroding long-term effectiveness.
Learning Objectives
Identify the Drivers of Burnout and Disengagement in Legal Practice
Participants will be able to recognize the primary causes of burnout in high-demand legal environments and explain how they impact productivity, retention, and overall firm performance.
Understand Why Boundaries, Resilience, and Self-Leadership Are Professional Imperatives
Participants will examine how sustainable work habits and personal leadership practices directly affect focus, effectiveness, and long-term career viability in the law.
Evaluate the Impact of Leadership Behavior on Legal Teams
Participants will assess how daily behaviors of partners, senior attorneys, and supervisors influence morale, productivity, and psychological safety within legal organizations.
Develop Strategies to Embed Sustainable Performance Practices
Participants will learn practical approaches to integrating resilience, boundary-setting, and sustainable workflow practices into demanding legal environments.
Analyze the Business Case for Investing in Lawyer Well-being
Participants will understand how investing in holistic well-being improves decision-making, collaboration, engagement, and long-term organizational results.
Speaker
Erin Clifford, JD, MA, LPC, NBC-HWC
Managing Director, Clifford Law Offices
Corporate Wellness Consultant and Coach, Erin Clifford Wellness
Continuing Legal Education:
Live Programming:
CLE credit, listed below, is available to those who attend the webinar during its live broadcast on June 12, 2025, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. CDT.
Illinois: Approved for 1.0 hour of Professional Responsibility credit (mental health and substance abuse) by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
Iowa: Approved for 1.0 hour of ethics credit (wellness) by the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education.
Missouri: Approved for 1.2 total hours, including 1.2 ethics hours and 0.0 elimination of bias hours by the MCLE Department of the MO Bar
Ohio: Approved for 1 hour of Attorney Professional Conduct by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education.
California: Reciprocity for 1 hour of Wellness Competence by the State Bar of California.
Florida: Reciprocity for 1 hour of Substance Abuse/Mental Health by the Florida Bar.
On-Demand Programming:
Illinois: Approved for 1.0 hour of Professional Responsibility credit (mental health and substance abuse) by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
Iowa: Approved for 1.0 hour of ethics credit (wellness) by the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education.
Ohio: Approved for 1 hour of Attorney Professional Conduct by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education.
California: Reciprocity for 1 hour of Wellness Competence by the State Bar of California.
Florida: Reciprocity for 1 hour of Substance Abuse/Mental Health by the Florida Bar.