As the usual punctuation of our everyday lives has changed, without the commas and full stops that a daily commute and holidays normally bring, law firms need to consider how best to protect lawyers’ wellbeing.
The legal sector can be a stressful fast-paced world, with challenging billable hours targets, with little time to decompress or relax. The pandemic has seen an increase in stresses for some, with homeworking allowing little escape from the working environment. While pre-covid lawyers could check emails and receive calls out of hours, the majority were not able to undertake substantive work from home as much of the infrastructure required was in the office. Now, the majority of lawyers can do everything they need from home.
