Convention and handbook focus on balancing work and personal
life
April 20, 2004
The State Bar recently updated, Balancing
Work and Personal Life: Developing Flexible Work Options for
Lawyers, a handbook that guides lawyers and employers exploring
flexible work arrangements. The handbook, which will debut at the State
Bar Annual Convention in Madison, will be distributed to attendees via
the convention written materials and is available online.
On Thursday, May 7, the Flexible Work Options and Gender Equity
committees will present a full afternoon on the benefits of achieving
work and personal balance and how to go about it. Ellen Ostrow, Ph.D.,
founder of LawyersLifeCoach™ and frequent author of career-related
columns in Wisconsin Lawyer, will discuss strategic career
planning and flexible work options for lawyers in her presentation,
"Strategic Career Planning & Flexible Work Options."
"The Flexible Work Options Committee, which revised a 1990
edition of the handbook, aimed at the issues that come up for discussion
if you are looking at a leave, an alternative work schedule, or a
telecommuting arrangement," says Milwaukee attorney Gwendolyn
Connolly, committee chair. "The guidelines presented can be useful
in diverse settings – large or small firms, corporate legal
departments, government agencies, and other organizations."
Career satisfaction. Ostrow returns on Friday, May
7, 8:30 - 12:20 p.m., for "Lawyer's Toolbox for Career and
Life Satisfaction." The program, sponsored by the Young Lawyers
Division, focuses on achieving balance between work and life that is
necessary for life satisfaction and good health. The workshop offers the
reasons for high rates of depression and dissatisfaction in the
profession and provides attorneys with skills necessary for resilience,
success, and happiness.
The Annual Convention is scheduled for May
5 - 7 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison.
