The lawyer shortage is often framed as a question of supply, but it is equally a function of system design. The way legal work is structured — through persistent overload, competing demands, limited recovery time, and expectations of near-perfect performance under constant scrutiny — consistently produces burnout. Despite a decade of increased awareness around well-being, these underlying conditions have not meaningfully changed. This session reframes well-being as a structural driver of both attrition and the pipeline. Participants will examine how system-generated stress reduces workforce capacity and will learn practical interventions that can be implemented within existing constraints. Improving well-being requires changing how the system works. Faculty Jill Carnell, JD, MA Loretta Oleksy, JD, MSW This is an on-demand recording and transcript of the live CLE that was presented on August 24, 2026. The program is approximately 1 hour long and is approved by the Indiana Office of Admissions and Continuing Education for 1 hour of ethics CLE (Course 398046). This course is available for CLE credit until August 24, 2027. This CLE is freely offered.
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