Have you ever felt ineffective and burnt out? It can be difficult for anyone, and lawyers especially, to wrap our minds around the difference between burnout and stress. And it can be incredibly tricky to find a solution to either when we receive so much praise for how much stress and work we can take on. It is our job to take on part of the client's burden.

Let’s discuss how to frame the job of being a lawyer in a positive manner so that you can stay effective.

In this episode we discussed:

• The differences between burnout versus stress.
• Some of the ways to deal with and avoid burnout.
• How to deal with those feelings of being ineffective.
• Seeking structure around your work allowing you to reclaim a sense of control.
• How setting a schedule can help to avoid burnout.

 

My Favorite Excerpt From The Episode:

TIME: 00:07:04 (32 Seconds)

I knew that I was experiencing burnout in my law practice many years ago when a client called me and we had a scheduled call, but she called me and we ended up talking about pick up and drop off. I'm a family law attorney, pick up and drop off of her child and where the location was going to be. And I handled the matter and spoke with the client, but I remember getting off the phone and thinking, who gives a shit? And that was a very unfeeling, unkind thought that I had.

 

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Allison Bio:

Allison C. Williams, Esq., is the Founder and Owner of the Williams Law Group, LLC, with offices in Short Hills and Freehold, New Jersey. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, and is the first attorney in New Jersey to become Board-Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in the field of Family Law.

Ms. Williams is an accomplished businesswoman. In 2017, the Williams Law Group won the LawFirm500 award, ranking 14th of the fastest-growing law firms in the nation, as Ms. Williams grew the firm 581% in three years. Ms. Williams won the Silver Stevie Award for Female Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017. In 2018, Ms. Williams was voted as NJBIZ’s Top 50 Women in Business and was designated one of the Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners. In 2019, Ms. Williams won the Seminole 100 Award for founding one of the fastest-growing companies among graduates of Florida State University.

In 2018, Ms. Williams created Law Firm Mentor, a business coaching service for lawyers. She helps solo and small law firm attorneys grow their business revenues, crush chaos in business and make more money. Through multi-day intensive business retreats, group and one-to-one coaching, and strategic planning sessions, Ms. Williams advises lawyers on all aspects of creating, sustaining, and scaling a law firm business – and specifically, she teaches them the core foundational principles of marketing, sales, personnel management, communications, and money management in law firms.