Law Student Well-Being
The SJC Standing Committee is committed to improving the well-being of law students and helping create thriving lawyers in the profession. The Committee’s Legal Education Subcommittee, with representatives from each of the Massachusetts law schools, helps guide these efforts.
Current Co-Chairs: Shailini George (Suffolk University School of Law) and Hannah Jellinek (Middlesex District Attorney’s Office)
*Register for the first Law School Well-Being Summit on Friday, April 26, 2024
Projects & Resources
Law School Well-Being Guides
The Legal Education Subcommittee created the law school well-being guides available below for use in Massachusetts law schools and beyond. If you have any questions, or suggestions for improvements to these guides, or further recommendations to support law student well-being, please feel free to let us know by contacting Committee Director, Heidi Alexander at heidi@lawyerwellbeingma.org.
Below is a downloadable Pocket Resource TEMPLATE for individuals schools to complete with information specific to their school and then distribute to faculty, staff, and administrators.
Other Resources
Law Deans Clearinghouse for Student Mental Health
Resources for Compliance with Revised ABA Standards (2022)
Shailini George, Presentation on Revised Standards
Sample - Korematsu Law School Orientation Module - Teaching Students About the Role of Lawyers
Law Deans Anti-Racist Clearinghouse Project
AALS Section on Balance and Well-Being Resources
2022 Speed Share Series
2021 Speed Share Series
IAALS Foundations for Practice - The Foundations Map
University of St. Thomas Holloran Center - Common Learning Outcomes