Continuity of Services: Adjusting to Change

DC Lawyer Assistance Program: "A free, confidential program for D.C. Bar members, judges, and District law students who are experiencing problems, such as addiction, mental health symptoms, or stress, which interfere with their personal or professional lives."  Analogous programs organized by state can be found here.

Mental Health Resources for the Legal Profession During COVID-19

Before the Bar, ABA Law Student Division blog, has collected COVID-19 resources and information for law students including online learning tips, financial assistance available to students, and mental health resources.  Selected entries are included below.

Getting Started

• Your law school went online - now what?  Here's how to adapt to remote learning
• How to plan for take-home exams

Online Learning Tips

• How law students can find success in online classes
• Train your brain to be productive at home
• I don't care what you wear to an online class (but sitting at a desk is a good choice)
• 7 things to do after an online session ends
• 4 keys to staying focused and active during online courses
• Remote learning: How to make human connections between teachers and students

A Student Remote Learning Toolkit outlines tips for students who "suddenly need to learn online."  Modules include:

• You, Learning Online
• Do Yourself Favors
• Find Your Support
• Maximize Your Learning
• Tame Your Tech
• Build Your Network

​Another guide written by a student offers practical tips in a streamlined, conversational approach.

• Breaking the Ice (December 22, 2020)

• 4 Tips to Help Separate Work and Home Life During Coronavirus (June 28, 2020)

• 7 Ways I Stay Alert and Productive Throughout the Day, Even With Brain Fog (SELF, May 28, 2020)

• HBCU Presidents' Roundtable: The State of Connectivity in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic (FCC, May 4, 2020)

• How to Work From Home, According to Neuroscience (Vanity Fair, April 29, 2020)

• FCC AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROMOTE REMOTE EDUCATION SO STUDENTS CAN CONTINUE LEARNING  (FCC News, April 27, 2020)

• How to Look Good on Camera, According to Tom Form (NYT, April 7, 2020)