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A round-up of the best pet pooches from Slaughter and May’s ‘Bring your Dog to Work Day’

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Pawsitive vibes: Slaughter and May trials ‘Bring your Dog to Work Day’

Uber-traditional law firm says pet pooches can help boost mental health and morale 🐶

Jun 20 2022 10:06am
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Clifford Chance appoints first global head of wellbeing and employee experience

Charles Alberts will oversee staff welfare as part of newly created role

Jun 6 2022 1:10pm
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Fewer than a quarter of burnt-out lawyers feel supported by their firm

Lack of help comes despite research showing vast majority have suffered exhaustion at some point in their careers

May 30 2022 9:14am
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Hill Dickinson provides staff with emergency childcare cover as part of new wellbeing initiative

Support also includes in-home care for adults and elders and virtual tutoring

Apr 21 2022 11:22am
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Over two-thirds of lawyers have suffered mental ill-health

Lawyer wellbeing charity LawCare calls for profession-wide change in new report

Sep 28 2021 7:59am

The burnout profession? Why City law culture needs to change

Ex-corporate lawyer Charlene Gisele reflects on her own mental health struggles while offering her top tips to prevent work-related exhaustion before it starts

Jul 27 2021 9:21am
Linklaters hands lawyers £300 to cover knitting, yoga and meditation classes

Spent via mood-boosting app

Jul 9 2021 9:19am
Latham sets lawyers’ Skype status to ‘away’ outside business hours to break ‘online 24/7 mindset’

Switch occurs automatically after 6pm

May 19 2021 8:52am
Lockdown issues trigger rise in calls to lawyer wellbeing helpline

Stress and anxiety among top concerns, LawCare stats show

Jan 28 2021 9:20am
Baker McKenzie tells lawyers to keep Wednesdays meeting-free to ‘combat Zoom fatigue’

And 1-2pm on other work days

Dec 11 2020 10:48am
Home-working: 3 out of 4 solicitors experiencing feelings of isolation and lack of motivation

Cracks beginning to show in WFH model, particularly among juniors, report finds

Dec 9 2020 9:28am

IBA conference: Regulator has major role to play in junior lawyer wellbeing, argues Sheffield Uni law lecturer

Dr Emma Jones joins other top academics and charity LawCare to launch mental health research study

Nov 11 2020 9:17am
Over half of trainee solicitors ‘unable to cope with stress’ during lockdown

Report also finds most firms have struggled to train rookies remotely

Oct 19 2020 10:49am
Home-working: Older solicitors more likely to struggle with tech compared to younger colleagues, research finds

Do you know your Zoom from your Hangouts?

Jul 29 2020 9:15am
Female solicitors three times more likely to face workplace discrimination

New Law Society survey also shines spotlight on stress

Apr 16 2020 11:43am
Eversheds Sutherland launches chatroom app to combat lawyer loneliness during lockdown

Open House features range of discussion areas including wellbeing, hobbies and kidzone

Apr 8 2020 10:43am
Taylor Wessing extends meditation app to future trainees as it ramps up wellbeing support for home-working lawyers

City outfit set to launch virtual yoga and Skype choir sessions

Mar 25 2020 12:30pm

Careers

How to manage your mental health as a junior lawyer

Lawyers and wellbeing experts offer up their tips and advice

Mar 24 2020 12:51pm
Law students to be taught meditation to prepare for workplace stress

New initiatives will also include online ‘mindfulness’ module

Nov 13 2019 8:47am
Careers

Taylor Wessing lawyers open up about mental health

Partners and associates share experiences of handling stress at work

Oct 31 2019 10:26am