Lawyers Assisting Lawyers (WaLAL)
A 501 (c)(3) nonprofit promoting health, recovery, and civility within the Washington legal community, by the Washington legal community
FREE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
INDEPENDENT.
Free WaLAL Zoom Presentation, Yakima County Bar Association
Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Noon
Upcoming presentation by WaLAL President Leslie Hagin: "PUT YOUR OXYGEN MASK ON FIRST! Avoiding and Recovering from Burnout and Other Attorney Mental Health Challenges”
“You’re Not Alone!”
WaLAL was featured in the March 2025 Washington State Bar News. Inspired by successful, voluntary peer-to-peer programs for lawyers in other states, Washington Lawyers Assisting Lawyers is an independent and unique nonprofit peer-to-peer support program serving the Washington legal community.
Take Action: Next Steps
You can take self-screening tests about lawyer health issues.
Select a peer counselor from WaLAL. No test or diagnosis necessary.
WaLAL is a WSBA Licensed Sponsor of MCLE
The Washington State Bar Association has licensed Washington Lawyers Assisting Lawyers as a sponsor for mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) and approved our webinars, including peer support trainings, for credit.
Register and earn free CLE credits by attending our live webinars. Peer support trainings happen at 12 p.m. the third Monday of each month.
CLE Collaborations
WaLAL collaborates with private law firms and public interest organizations to develop site-specific CLE programming that focuses on increasing the health and civility of their lawyers.
How lawyers assisting lawyers works
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Troubled about a lawyer, judge, or law student?
Use data from the screening tests to persuade the person you care about to seek peer counseling. Please directly express the concerns that you have witnessed. They can obtain free, confidential and independent peer support within the day from a trained peer who can draw upon their lived experiences to assist, and end the isolation. The concerned person could also consult WaLAL about helping to convince the troubled person to seek peer counseling.