Karissa Wallace
Karissa is a wellbeing coach, teacher and speaker. She’s also a corporate lawyer who has experienced burnout. She became a wellbeing coach to help legal professionals avoid the common burnout traps, transforming their career from just surviving to thriving. Using the latest science and her own experience, she highlights the importance of career wellbeing and provides actionable tools for stress management mastery. Fueled by renewed energy, her clients are empowered to excel in high-stakes environments without sacrificing their values or wellbeing.
Karissa is a venture capital attorney at Go With Canvas PLLC. Prior to reentering private practice in 2024, Karissa was an in-house attorney for 11 years, first serving as Senior Counsel at DTE Energy, and most recently serving as Associate General Counsel at Rock (family office of Dan Gilbert) and in-house counsel for Detroit Venture Partners (a Gilbert-backed early stage venture capital fund). She began her career at Honigman LLP, as a corporate associate servicing private equity clients.
Her go-to burnout buster is spending time in nature and she prioritizes taking daily neighborhood walks and gardening. She’s a native Michigander and lives in Detroit, MI with her husband.
FREE LIVE CLE CREDIT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL (FRACTIONAL GCs, GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS, & ALSP ATTORNEYS INCLUDED) AND SUBSCRIBERS TO IN-HOUSE CONNECT ON-DEMAND.
IF YOU ARE A LAW FIRM ATTORNEY YOU ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND OUR LIVE EVENTS BUT UNLESS YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED TO IHC ON-DEMAND, WE WILL NOT BE PROCESSING YOUR CLE REQUESTS.
This program is approved for CLE credit in the following states: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Texas.
This program is pending CLE credit in the following states: Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming and Wisconsin.
This program is pending CLE and CPD credit for self-application by the attorney or for reciprocal CLE credit in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Québec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington.
We do NOT provide CLE for: Mississippi or Arkansas.
This program is appropriate for newly admitted attorneys and experienced attorneys.
Breathwork Workshop for In-House Legal Teams: Discover Key Tools and Techniques for Reducing Stress
Event Description
Navigating the demanding world of in-house legal can take a toll on even the most resilient legal professionals. Burnout, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation not only impact your well-being but can also affect your focus, performance, and leadership capacity. Understanding how to identify and address burnout is essential to sustaining a healthy and fulfilling legal career.
Join us on Wednesday, July 23rd from 1pm to 2pm ET for Program Three of the IHC x SpotDraft Mental Health CLE Summit as Karissa Wallace, Wellbeing Coach, leads this practical and empowering breathwork workshop designed specifically for in-house legal teams. You will gain a deeper understanding of burnout and its core dimensions, learn actionable prevention strategies, and walk away with powerful nervous system regulation techniques to integrate into your daily routine.
Key Takeaways:
- What burnout is and how it uniquely manifests in the legal profession
- Burnout prevention strategies to foster a healthier work environment
- Practical nervous system regulation tools to reduce stress and promote calm
- How to create your personalized “Burnout Buster” plan to support your well-being
- Ways to build resilience for a more sustainable and fulfilling legal career
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is designed for in-house counsel, legal operations professionals, and other members of in-house legal teams who want practical tools to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and build a healthier, more resilient approach to their work and career.
There is NO COST to attend this LIVE program!
This program is FREE thanks to our gracious sponsor, Spotdraft! If you can’t attend the live program, the recording will be available for viewing via our paid CLE library, In-House Connect On-Demand!
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