CALL TO ACTION: THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT'S TASK FORCE ON LAWYER WELL-BEING.

The Colorado Supreme Court's Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being formed in 2018 to improve well-being among Colorado law students, lawyers, and judges. This Article discusses the recent well-being movement within the American legal profession that inspired the creation of the Colorado Task Force. The Article reviews national studies of lawyer and law student well-being that reveal the urgency of the issue, and the Article explains the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being's compelling arguments for why lawyer well-being matters for economic, professionalism, and humanitarian reasons. It adds to that discussion the argument that well-being is critical to foster a legal profession that better reflects the diversity of our nation and that will better serve the needs of legal consumers. The Article also discusses how existing Colorado Supreme Court programs have prioritized the issue of lawyer well-being. The Article concludes with discussion of the creation of the Colorado Supreme Court Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, and details emerging priorities identified by this group at its initial launch meeting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]