Be a joyful lawyer
Jim Vickaryous
Ode To Joy! Have joy in your heart, have joy for life, make joy for others. Joyfulness is a feeling of purpose that is carried throughout daily activities, it could be reading a statute, writing a legal note, or meeting with a new client. I often think of it as an emotional defense that protects us from life’s disappointments. But what is the practice of being a joyful lawyer?
To be a joyful lawyer is to focus on the positives of our profession and uphold a sense of happiness. I know when I see a joyful lawyer. They have wide smiles and glowing energy. It’s an aura that is as much internal as it is external.