ALBERTA LAWYERS ASSIST

We provide peer support to Alberta lawyers, articling students and law students. Peer support was a core principle of the Lawyers Helping Lawyers movement that led to the creation of Assist. We formalized our peer support into our Matched Peer Support Program in 2010 and have matched over 350 lawyers and students in that time... Assist maintains a library of educational resources on its website and provides speakers at law firms, conferences, CBA sections, PREP program orientation and law schools about mental health, addiction and well-being strategies. Our goal is to find ways, over the long-term, to have a positive impact on the culture of the profession and to partner with other organizations to leverage education and encouragement of good mental and physical health... We also provide education and awareness to legal professionals in Alberta through a collection of resources and presentations on lawyer well-being. We provide a safe space for Alberta lawyers and students to..

Primary location: Calgary