LAW WITH presence.
JUSTICE WITH
COMPASSION.
Mindfulness in Law is a practice community helping legal professionals trade burnout for clarity. 8-week courses, judicial roundtables, firm trainings and daily 10-minute sits — secular, science-backed, trauma-aware.
Inhale 4 • Hold 7 • Exhale 8
Live at 7:30 AM ET • 10 min • Free
We bring stillness into adversarial spaces.
Founded by litigators and a former judge who burned out, mindfulnessinlaw.org translates contemplative science into tools a busy docket can actually use: three-breath resets before cross, mindful listening for clients in crisis, ethical pause protocols for high-stakes decisions.
Weekly 20-minute sits for clerks in Chicago. 14 people came. 40 came next month.
First for-credit “Mindful Lawyering” course. Now taught in 48 schools with our open syllabus.
Daily online sits launched. 2M minutes of collective practice logged since.
Peer-reviewed study: 8 weeks cut perceived stress 31% and improved focus scores 27% in attorneys.
Secular • Inclusive • Trauma-informed • No incense required. Just attention, kindly trained.
* 2024-2025 cohort study, n=612 attorneys, 8-week MBSR-adapted protocol vs waitlist.
Clarity under pressure
Train attention to stay with facts, not catastrophic stories, when the stakes spike.
Ethical courage
Pause practices that surface bias and create space to choose values over reflex.
Compassionate advocacy
Listen so clients feel heard, witnesses feel safe, and you don’t absorb it all.
Sustainable career
Boundaries, recovery and nervous-system literacy to prevent burnout and addiction.
Choose your doorway in.
From 10 minutes a day to a 200-hour teacher track. CLE credit available in 32 jurisdictions. Scholarships for public interest, clerks and students.
Mindful Lawyer Foundations
Live online cohorts. Body scan, sitting, mindful email, difficult conversations lab. Includes app + journal.
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Judicial Presence Roundtable
Monthly peer circle for judges, mediators, arbitrators. De-escalation, decision hygiene, compassion fatigue.
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Resilient Firm Training
Half-day to 6-week embeds for practice groups. Billable-friendly micro-practices, retreat days, metrics.
Talk to us →A 5-minute reset for your next hearing.
- Arrive (1 min): Feet flat, spine tall. Name 3 sounds, 2 sensations, 1 breath. You are here.
- Soften (2 min): Inhale 4, exhale 6. Drop shoulders on each out-breath. Unclench jaw, hands.
- Intend (2 min): Ask: “What does justice need from me right now?” Listen. Proceed kindly.
Press play in your head: breathe with the circle. Or join live weekdays 7:30 AM ET.
Notes from the mindful bar.
Research briefs, practice guides and stories from lawyers learning to breathe under fire. Click any card to read the full article.
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“I used to rehearse my rebuttal while witnesses spoke. Now I actually hear them — and I win more, with less cost to myself.”
— Amara D., Trial Attorney, 8-week graduate
Skeptical? Good. You’ll make a great lawyer-meditator.
No religion, no jargon, no 60-minute homework. Just practical attention training built for billable hours and courtroom nerves.
Is this religious or spiritual?
No. Our curriculum is secular and evidence-based, drawing from MBSR, cognitive neuroscience and legal ethics. People of all faiths — and none — practice with us.
How much time does it take?
10 minutes daily moves the needle. Courses ask for 20 minutes + one live 75-min session per week. Micro-practices (30-90 seconds) fit between calls and hearings.
Do I get CLE credit?
Yes, in 32 U.S. jurisdictions for ethics / wellbeing / professionalism. We provide certificates and reporting help. International CPD letters on request.
I’m anxious / ADHD / can’t sit still. Will this work?
Especially for you. We teach chair, walking and standing options, trauma-sensitive language, and you can keep eyes open. Stillness is a skill, not a prerequisite.
What does it cost?
Daily sits are free. Foundations is $349 with pay-what-you-can and public-interest scholarships. Firm trainings are scoped per team.
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Weekdays 7:30 AM ET • Sundays 6 PM ET • 10-20 min • Free