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.
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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Upcoming CLE Presentations
July 18, 2026, 11:20am, presentation by Leslie Hagin:
Vicarious Trauma in Family Law: Hazards & Help.
Family Law Midyear Meeting and Conference
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
WaLAL is honored to partner with the M. Margaret McKeown Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Washington and the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington, to co-host a Minority Lawyer Mental Health Awareness discussion and reception July 29 from 4-5:30 pm at the Seattle office of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender. 401 Union St., #3400. The event is free and a safe space. 1 hour CLE credit pending. Other Minority and Affinity Bar Associations are invited to participate. Space is limited and we need to plan light food and beverage offerings, so please RSVP by July 22 to lhagin@walal.org
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.