Lawyers in England and Wales have poorer psychological well-being than the general English population, according to early findings from a study by researchers at the University of East London and Birkbeck, University of London.

In a survey of 340 trainee and qualified solicitors, lawyers measured an average score of 44.3 on the Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale – over five points lower than the national adult average of 49.9.