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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | July 28, 2019
Firms say that helping lawyers includes when natural disasters, family emergencies or medical problems arise.
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By Paul Friday | July 23, 2019
Burnout is a health hazard in the workplace but there are things HR teams can do to help protect employees from stress before it spirals out of control.
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By Paul Hodkinson | July 23, 2019
Big Law partners-turned-psychologists argue counseling sessions for all lawyers at key points in their careers could make all the difference in improving mental health and burnout in the profession.
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By Christopher Niesche | July 22, 2019
Global law firm alliance Meritas conducted the first-ever snapshot of well-being in small- and medium-sized law firms in Australia and New Zealand, asking about experiences with depression and anxiety, barriers to seeking help and attitudes toward employer mental health assistance programs.
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By Kristen Rasmussen | July 18, 2019
Prompted by a LinkedIn post by NetApp GC Matt Fawcett, in-house leaders push back on lawyers' allegations that corporate law departments are to blame for the mental health crisis in the legal profession.
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By Caroline Spiezio | July 14, 2019
Lawyers said many in-house counsel aren't thinking about their impact on the mental health of outside counsel—but they should be.
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By Mark Goldstein | July 7, 2019
Reed Smith lawyer Mark Goldstein explains what happened after he detailed his own mental health struggles, and what the response says about the progress the profession is making around mental health.
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By Gina Passarella Cipriani | June 30, 2019
Law firms are trying, associates aren't buying it and there may be a bigger fix needed than any individual contingent can offer.
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By The YL Editorial Board | June 28, 2019
But what actually works? And what are young lawyers in the U.S. doing to manage their stress and combat the day-to-day anxieties that come with our profession.
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By Meganne Tillay | June 20, 2019
The firm is the latest to ramp up its efforts to manage behaviour expectations.
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By Rick McGee | August 5, 2022
Burnout in legal professionals, more prominently in e-discovery and technology-focused practices where deadlines are fluid and budget-driven, has been on the rise for the past 18 months.
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By Jane Wester | August 2, 2022
NYSBA president Sherry Levin Wallach said destigmatizing mental illness is a priority.
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By Patrick Krill | July 27, 2022
Are we valuing the right things in ourselves, our colleagues, and our work? If so, are we adequately communicating those values? The sooner and more easily we can answer in the affirmative, the sooner and more clearly our collective wellbeing will have improved.
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By Josh J.T. Byrne | July 15, 2022
By now we have all seen the headlines regarding the mental health crisis among lawyers. In the ALM Intelligence 2022 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Survey, 44% of respondents agreed that mental health problems and substance abuse are at a "crisis level" in the profession.
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By Isha Marathe | July 15, 2022
As the conversation around mental-health in the legal industry grows, legal tech professionals wonder if firms and companies can valuate tech based on attorney well-being, or if the tech itself is doing more harm than good.
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By Christine Charnosky | July 13, 2022
"While some law school administrators may maintain they are not responsible for the personal well-being of their students, this student development is very much a part of the professional formation now expected at every law school," the survey's authors wrote.
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By Christine Charnosky | July 12, 2022
It's a well-known fact that law school can be incredibly stressful. But even at a time when the legal profession claims to be more invested than ever in mental health and wellness, bar applications' "character and fitness" questions continue to deter some law students from seeking the help they need.
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By Allison Dunn | July 11, 2022
"Here, the defendant's proffered expert testimony about his mental state was relevant to whether the 'knowingly' element had been met," Associate Justice John Englander wrote. "As the evidence was relevant, and its exclusion was not harmless, we vacate the conviction."
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By Emily Harter Hershenson | July 1, 2022
By putting their money—that is, their billable hours requirements—where their mouth is, firms will demonstrate they are serious about mental health and well-being—and reap valuable benefits for their bottom line, too.
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By Allison Dunn | June 24, 2022
The attorney allegedly included graphic comments with the posts, including invitations for others to engage in sexual acts with his wife and information about where they lived, including the county and telephone area code.
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