Question of the day—what does it mean to fail forward?

It was such a pleasure to chat with Rajeev Majumdar, current president of the Washington State Bar Association and the first state bar president of South Asian descent in all of the United States.

With the new season coming up, it is always good to take some time to reflect and slow things down. What do we mean by that? Click on the article to find out more.

Dr. Benjamin is a Clinical Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Law at the University of Washington and has extensive experience and expertise in mental health and drug abuse issues vis-à-vis law students and legal professionals.

Beyond the A’s 5 practical tips to achieving a better balance in life.

Edward Ngo sat down with Beyond the A to talk about his experience with anxiety and how he learned to cope with same while attending law school in the United Kingdom.

Professor Telfer (Western University) gives us his two cents about what anxiety and being mindful means to him and the legal profession.

Samson Chan offers his perspective as a leader of the Asian Canadian legal community in British Columbia, and as a star associate at McMillan LLP.

Christina Ma’s honest and open reflection in response to Jana Cohen Barbe’s Open Letter, a letter that has made an impactful change in the legal profession.

We sat down with Reminder Hayre, a litigation associate at Harper Grey, to discuss anxiety in the legal profession and what changes should be implemented going forward.

A student’s review of the Beyond the A panel and how it impacted her law school experience.

What a turnout! Fresh off the heels of our launch at the University of Calgary, we have expanded over to Vancouver just in time before the start of exams.

It is official. After months of preparation, Beyond the A has finally launched.

While the resources tailored to lawyers are quite limited (and Beyond the A is looking to change this), here is what we were able to pull up.

Anxiety is something that is prominent in the legal profession but is often swept under the rug. The status quo is stay heads down, pretend it doesn’t exist or resort to drugs or alcohol to numb the pain.