Wellness and Well-being in the Legal Profession (Jun 19, 2024)
Recent reports on mental health and wellness in relation to the legal profession.
"New Manitoba law society president to tackle bullying, mental illness among licensees," Law360 Canada
"Skadden Hires First Chief People Officer as More Law Firms Take Holistic Approach to Talent," The American Lawyer
"5 Day-to-Day Factors That Make Work a Grind: A Partner's Guide to Revitalizing Work," Law.com
"Disability claims involving toxic workplace allegations surge with return to office: injury lawyer," Law Times
"Mental Health in the Legal Industry: How to Mitigate Systemic Challenges and Boost Individual Resilience," The American Lawyer
"Legal Profession's Mental Health Woes Start to Take Root in Law School, Many Attorneys Say," Corporate Counsel
"College students with these majors crush the LSAT. End of logic games may change that," Reuters
"NCBE Releases Results of NextGen's First Pilot Test," Law.com
"The Partners Are Not All Right: Why Senior Lawyers Need Mental Health Support," Law.com International
"Swelling Workloads Taking Toll on In-House Lawyers' Mental Health," Corporate Counsel
"Do Lawyers Ever Stop Working?" Bloomberg Law
"'Old School' Expectations Plague Young Lawyer Mental Health — But Not All Predecessors Are Sympathetic," The American Lawyer
"Mental Health by the Numbers: The 2024 Survey Infographic," The American Lawyer
"A BigLaw suicide survivor's prescription for the legal profession's mental health crisis," ABA Journal
"Beth Beattie, co-editor of a book on mental health in the legal profession, on breaking new ground," Canadian Lawyer
"18-Hour Days — Let's Stop Ignoring Human Biology," Law.com International
"'A Leap of Faith': Some In-House Leaders Join Fight to Fix Big Law's Mental Health Crisis," Corporate Counsel
"'Two Separate Lives': Lawyers Share Personal Stories of Addiction, Recovery," The Legal Intelligencer