# Mindfulness for Lawyers

- By: Justine Dunlap
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_Massachusetts_Dartmouth/Mindfulness_for_Lawyers_(Dunlap))
- Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Lawyer and law student distress have been a not-so-well-kept secret for decades. Fortunately, law schools have begun to address this problem, rather than viewing it as a necessary or even honorable rite of passage. For instance, law schools have incorporated wellness opportunities. They have also de-emphasized the use and misuse of alcohol as a lubricant to help students ignore the stress and distress.