mental health
The need for lawyers to focus on thriving, not just surviving
The legal profession carries prestige and intellectual weight, but beneath the surface, it demands long hours, constant...
05 March 2026
By Grace Robbie
When lawyers feel too much
The emotional weight of practice can be both a hazard and a mark of conscience, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.
04 March 2026
By Rebecca Ward, MBA
Qld sets new legal precedents for workplace psychological health
A number of recent employment cases in Queensland have demonstrated that psychological health is being treated the same...
13 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Mental health literacy critical for young lawyers, as the profession faces a crisis
As the legal profession grapples with a quiet but alarming mental health crisis, with nearly all lawyers experiencing a...
02 February 2026
By Grace Robbie
Law’s uncomfortable truth: Women are bullying women
Diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing have fast become the legal profession’s favourite buzzwords, but underneath the...
30 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Why ‘just pushing through’ is harming female lawyers – and how firms can fix it
For many female lawyers, the mantra of “just pushing through” across the many demands of life has become more than...
30 January 2026
By Grace Robbie
NSW solicitors gain access to free couples counselling
Through the expansion of its Solicitor Wellbeing Service, the Law Society of NSW is now offering solicitors in the...
23 January 2026
By Grace Robbie
Top 10 lawyer wellness stories in 2025
In this wrap-up, Lawyers Weekly takes a look at the top 10 articles in 2025 about wellness and mental health in the...
07 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
How much stress is too much for lawyers?
The existence of stress for lawyers is not inherently a bad thing – in fact, it can be incredibly useful, both...
19 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Beyond burnout: Understanding suicide risk in law
Suicide isn’t always about mental illness. Sometimes it’s about silence. Stress. Isolation. And in law, that can be...
09 October 2025
By Rebecca Ward, MBA
Trauma-informed jury procedures needed, say researchers
New research suggests that there is not enough being done to support jurors, who experience the same traumas as trained...
09 October 2025
By Carlos Tse
Thinking like a lawyer is easy. Feeling like one? Not so much
Here’s why the grounding technique belongs in every lawyer’s toolkit, writes Naomi Pearce.
31 July 2025
By Naomi Pearce
Inner Melbourne Community Legal receives $100k grant from Clayton Utz
National law firm Clayton Utz has awarded its inaugural Access to Justice grant to Inner Melbourne Community Legal...
04 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
NSW barristers in need granted access to counselling service
As more legal practitioners seek out mental healthcare, an NSW barrister association asked a court whether its funding...
24 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Smart, sexy, or sacred? Understanding the many masks of narcissism
Narcissism is a term often thrown around in courtrooms, boardrooms, and break rooms, but rarely with much nuance,...
12 June 2025
By Rebecca Ward, MBA
Psychological safety vital to combat ‘emotional intensity’ in family law
With rising caseloads and increasing emotional demands, family lawyers are confronting a crisis that not only threatens...
04 June 2025
By Grace Robbie
Stressed before the bench? How hypnotherapy rewires lawyers’ minds for calm, confidence, and courtroom wins
The effects of hypnotherapy can be a game changer for stressed-out lawyers, writes Joel Fogel.
02 June 2025
By Joel Fogel
How anxiety keeps talented women lawyers from partnership
The confidence gap: Many women quietly disqualify themselves from the partnership track because they are afraid, writes...
23 May 2025
By Cecilia Poullain
Can next-gen lawyers ‘flourish in a broken system’?
Young lawyers and law students are more attuned to the importance of self-care than any previous cohort. However, there...
07 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hotel California lawyers: You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave
The “Hotel California lawyer” isn’t inevitable and shouldn’t be accepted as the cost of doing business in law,...
07 May 2025
By Rebecca Ward, MBA