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Claiming Belonging: Strategies for Managing Imposter Syndrome in the Legal Profession – Benjamin James writes for INTA

Imposter Syndrome has been defined as “the persistent inability to believe that one’s success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one’s own efforts or skills.” Generally, this means feeling not good enough or deserving enough in or for your role – thinking of yourself as a fraud.

For those personally dealing with imposter syndrome, there are various tools available at the individual level. Experts recommend keeping a log or a journal of your successes, even compliments received over the years, and to revisit this often. Praise received from clients, or from organizational leaders and stakeholders, can be especially powerful reminders of our skill and effectiveness as lawyers.

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