Keeping Tabs - Spring 2020

Mentors and
Mentees Connect!
We encourage intermediate and senior members to ‘Opt-in’ on their profile
page and make themselves available to our junior members, to lend an ear
and offer some support and advice. This portal is for TAS members only
and is not intended for members to seek case specific advice. All members
who seek to engage in a mentoring relationship using the Mentoring Portal
are asked to read “The Advocates’ Society Guide to Mentoring” and sign a
Mentoring Agreement.
Members! Make yourself available as a Mentor on your Member Profile.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE REPORT
Access the Member Directory
Managing Burnout When
You Don’t Have The Time
Compiled by: Young Advocates’ Standing
Committee Health and Wellness Working Group
We have all been there before: in the middle of a long arbitration; while
maintaining an uncomfortably high workload when others are not available;
or when trying to balance personal obligations with an extremely
busy period of practice.
When you get “too busy” or “too stressed” it can be hard to apply the typical
advice for managing burnout, which usually involves resting and turning
healthy goals into lasting changes. Given the added stress of adapting
to new professional and personal circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic,
it is more important than ever to develop tools to stave off burnout
during intense periods. Therefore, we hope the following tips are helpful.
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