Biography
Anne-Claire Jamart is the founder of YOGA OF CHOICE, an online yoga studio where she teaches lawyers how to manage stress and increase their resilience using the tools of yoga and positive psychology. As a former associate in a large American law firm, she has^firsthand knowledge of the challenges that come with the job and makes it easy and convenient for lawyers to practice yoga, even while sitting at their desk. She is active in the lawyer well-being movement. Anne-Claire is a member of the New York Bar and holds a JD and a JSD from Cornell Law School, an LLM in EU Law from the College of Europe, a Maîtrise en Droit from Université Paris 1 and a Yoga Alliance Teacher Certification.
A recent global survey by the International Bar Association has shown that women’s well-being scores are lower than men’s. The same goes for minorities. Investing resources into increasing lawyer well-being, and in particular the well-being of women and minorities, should not be considered as a nice “perk” offered by some firms to their lawyers. Bar associations, law schools and legal employers all over the world must work to advance lawyer well-being for a more diverse and inclusive legal profession.