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Caring Through a Crisis
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if we can remember to choose caring, we will get through this,
and our lives and our profession will be better for it.
s the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down
businesses and schools, we’ve been in crisis.
And in a time of crisis, the world needs
lawyers more than ever. It has been so
heartening to watch our profession jump into
action: interpreting the rapid-fire changes in law, advocating
for those in need, and supporting businesses, schools,
hospitals, and individuals as they navigate daily uncertainty.
Just because we have risen to the challenge does not mean
it has been easy. We are adapting to new technologies,
reduced productivity, reduced support, and in many cases
reduced income or unemployment, while balancing increased
responsibility at home (there is a reason I am a lawyer and
not a teacher!), increased client demands, increased health
worries, and deadlines that do not know there is a crisis.
I’ve watched fellow attorneys make the best of it with
humorous social media posts — sharing silly pictures of their
“colleagues,” a.k.a. pets and children, in funny situations, or
their “business on top, party down below” video conference
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garb. And the virtual video happy hour with friends
from around the country may well be the best thing to
come out of 2020.
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