Wellness and Well-being in the Legal Profession (Aug 18, 2021)

Recent reports on mental health and wellness in relation to the legal profession.

• "When creating return-to-work policies, consider groups hardest-hit by pandemic," ABA Journal

• "These Law Firms Boast Near 90% Vaccination Rates-Many Without a Mandate," The American Lawyer

• "Two Weeks? Two Months? Will Some Return Delays Be Enough?," The American Lawyer

• "Hoteling Here to Stay As Law Firms Return to the Office," The American Lawyer

• "Greenberg Traurig Mandates Vaccines Across US Offices," The American Lawyer

• "When to Break the Rules? Law Firms Are Grappling With Employees Seeking Accommodations," The American Lawyer

• "Canadian Firms Aim to Get More People in the Office by Early September but None Yet Committing to a Full Return," Law.com International

• "Sheppard Mullin Forgoes COVID Testing Exception in Favor of Vaccination Mandate," The American Lawyer

• "Big Law's Big Return Delayed at More Firms as Leaders Stiffen Vaccine Rules," The American Lawyer

• "Associates Want to Return to the Office—With Caveats," Bloomberg

• "Returning to law school this fall? Better get vaccinated," Reuters

• "Normalizing Law Students' Academic Struggles To Build Resilient Lawyers," TaxProf Blog

• "Frustrations Over Office Requirements Prompt Staff Flight in Some Ranks," The American Lawyer

• "More Law Firms Get Aggressive on Vaccine Mandates While Reevaluating Office Returns," The American Lawyer

• "Safety Concerns Flare in Big Law as Delta Variant Spreads," The American Lawyer

• "California Firms Reassess Return to Work, Many With Vaccine, Mask Requirements," The Recorder

• "Weil, Dickinson and Sanford Heisler Update Office Policies Amid Shifting CDC Guidance," The American Lawyer

• "Delta Variant, Vaccine Slowdown Become Central Talking Points in Law Firm Office Return Plans," The American Lawyer

• "Cooley Says No Office Requirement for 2021, but Those Who Do Go In Must Be Vaccinated," The Recorder

• "Crowell's Return Plan Includes No Minimum Number of Days in Office," The American Lawyer

• "High Percentage of In-House Counsel Experienced Increased Stress and Anxiety Levels in the Last Year," Corporate Counsel

• "4L Academy's Mental Health Play — a Conversation With Founder Aaron Baer," Slaw

• "How to deal with alcohol abuse in the legal profession."e Canadian Lawyer

• "Law Firms Monitor Delta Variant Spread, as Leaders Plan Office Return Policies," The American Lawyer

• "Office Returns May Harm Women Lawyers. Here's Five Ways Firms Can Help," Law.com International

• "How to best support lawyers who are mothers," Canadian Lawyer

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