LIVE WEBCAST
Mindful Mondays: City Bar Series on Well-Being and Mindfulness
Positive Lawyering: Realizing Full Potential in Legal Practice
Monday, June 22, 2020 | 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
This webcast does not provide CLE credit, and will be held via Zoom. An invitation to access the meeting will be sent to all registrants 48 hours prior to the program.
Program Fee:
Free for Members | $50 for Nonmembers
Description:
Conversations around attorney well-being are abuzz, and the voices have increased in volume, finally shifting from a low hum to a loud siren. Join us for a discussion on how the legal industry can use positive psychology to counteract the many structural professional concerns faced by attorneys. It’s time to pave the way for the future of a happy, healthy, purposeful and successful profession through the applications of the science of happiness. This program will help:
1. Understand the science of positive psychology and be inspired to transform your life through its practical applications
2. Cultivate a positive mindset shift and build capacity for cultivating positive relationships, gratitude and empathy
3. Explore possible solutions for the broader legal industry
Elina Teboul, J.D., M.A. is an executive performance coach. She founded The LightUp Lab to inspire and empower professionals and organizations through positive psychology and mindset training. She began her career as an investment management attorney at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and the Global Markets Department of Credit Suisse. Working with large clients on complex financial and corporate issues, with a focus on structuring and compliance of hedge funds and private equity funds. Elina is avidly working to change the culture of the legal profession and is a frequent writer and speaker on lawyer personal and professional development and a guest lecturer at leading academic institutions, including Penn Law, Fordham Law and Columbia Law. Elina is passionate about philanthropy and social entrepreneurship and previously served as global philanthropic project adviser for the Allan & Gill Gray Foundation. Elina has completed the Internal Coaching Intensive through the Columbia Executive Coaching Program and is currently furthering her executive coaching skills with the Advanced Coaching Intensive. She holds an M.A. in Psychology from Columbia University, Teacher’s College, a B.A in Economics from New York University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
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Sponsoring Association Committee:
Mindfulness and Well-Being, Cecilia B. Loving, Chair
Co-Sponsoring Association Committees:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Charles M. Newman, Chair
Government Ethics & State Affairs, Jennifer G. Rodgers, Chair
Mental Health Law, Karen P. Simmons, Chair
Co-Sponsoring Organizations:
Lawyer’s Assistance Program, Eileen Travis, Director
Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Deborah Martin Owens, Executive Director