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A slate of experts and legal leaders, including Akin Gump Chairwoman Kim Koopersmith, swapped strategies they use to tackle the most pernicious issue surrounding mental health in law: stigma.
February 04, 2020 at 06:09 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Can Big Law meaningfully change its mental health culture? Will the stigma associated with depression, alcohol abuse, and anxiety only come with generational change at law firms? What can a law firm leader do to encourage lawyers to come forward, even confidentially?
A slate of attorneys and legal leaders examined the issue of stigma at law firms on Tuesday during a panel titled ”Real Talk: Addressing the Stigma Around Mental Health in the Legal Profession” at LegalWeek New York 2020.
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