We spend a lot of time talking about lawyer wellbeing, and for good reason. It has been well documented that lawyers suffer more than the general public from depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. We have a high rate of suicide, and suicidal ideation. We suffer from burnout and exhaustion.
In practice, however, a lot of what law firms do in the wellbeing space is focused on staff and junior attorneys. There is not a similar level of attention to the mental wellbeing of partners, even though partners’ own stress-related issues often contribute to the problems experienced by non-partners in their firms.
