Continuing Legal Education
The Dakota County Law Library currently offers one monthly Continuing Legal Education session via Microsoft Teams. The Teams presentation will require you to pre-register. If you are interested in attending the session, please contact the law library at least 24 hours ahead of the program. We cannot guarantee that you will receive a response to your email if it is received after that time frame.
If you are interested in attending future CLEs, please indicate this as well and your name will be placed on a list to receive monthly notifications about upcoming CLEs.
If you only contact the law library asking for information to attend a specific CLE, you will not be placed on the email notification list.
Upcoming session
Understanding Stress, Trauma, Mental Health and Addiction in the Legal Profession
Thursday, Aug. 20, noon-1 p.m.
Lawyers are exposed to experiences that can lead to higher stress and greater consequences than those in many other careers. There is a clearly recognized continuum where unresolved chronic stress becomes a predictor for substance use problems and mental illness, particularly depression and anxiety. By understanding this continuum and the facts about addiction and mental illness, lawyers can reduce their risk and get help earlier when there is a mental health, substance use or related problem. This program will present signs, symptoms, risk factors and recovery regarding these challenges. The presenter will also provide personal examples and information on Minnesota’s lawyer assistance program.
Presenter bio
Jon Tynjala is the executive director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers.
If interested, you can register through Microsoft Teams. If you have any questions, please contact the Law Library at 651-438-8080 or email lawlibrarymain@co.dakota.mn.us.