We have all heard by now that job-related stress is common within the legal profession.  An individual's stress-load, however, is rarely static.  It ebbs and flows as work demands come and go.  Take trial, for example.  Work-related stress often increases for attorneys sharply during trial.  This raises questions – and perhaps an opportunity.  What do attorneys do at trial to mitigate increases in short-term stress?  Could those practices help attorneys elsewhere in the profession?  And, if so, how?