As the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic hits the seven-month mark, pressure remains high for chief legal officers (CLOs) and their teams. CLOs—along with the rest of the C-suite—face a heightened volume of specific challenges and elevated risk while serving on the front lines of response to and recovery from organizational disruption. A high-performance legal professional culture combined with the significant additional pressures of navigating through uncertainty may be leading some legal teams to burnout, if they’re not already there.

How can CLOs, as well as those within and supporting the legal function, demonstrate leadership and focus on well-being as the pandemic-driven demands on their time, energy and insight continue?