The Career-Long Goal - Managing Stress and Mental Health as Lawyers

Please join the Wellness Committee along with some of London’s prominent legal minds to discuss an often glossed over topic - our own mental health! Hear from a panel that varies from articling students through to senior lawyers about the real struggles of practicing law, how to manage it, and why taking care of ourselves is paramount so that we can take care of our clients. Bring your lunch, your questions, and join the panel for some self-reflection.

Panel Members include:

Mediator:
Cassandra DeMelo - Defence Lawyer, DeMelo Law

Panelists:
Thomas Telfer - Professor at Western Law
Elena Ashford- Articling Student at Community Legal Services
Lakin Afolabi - Defence Lawyer, Lakin Afolabi Law
Victoria Yang - Associate Lawyer, McKenzie Lake
Gord Cudmore - Defence Lawyer, Cudmore Law
Perrie Douglas - Defence Lawyer, Cudmore Law
Jennifer Foster - Family Lawyer, Foster Family Law and Adjunct Professor at Western Law