mental health

How lawyers can help support people with dementia

New research has highlighted the important role that lawyers can play in improving the lives of people living with...

28 September 2026

By Matthew Taylor

Will lawyers let AI give them their evenings back?

Technology has long promised to make the workforce more efficient. But, for lawyers, such efficiency doesn’t...

09 September 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

legalsuper teams up with Mental Health First Aid International

Lawyer-specific superannuation fund legalsuper has entered a three-year partnership with Mental Health First Aid...

28 August 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

The hidden toll of litigation

New research from James Cook University suggests that the processes inherent to litigation can cause lasting damage to...

24 August 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

Why we need to take a scientific approach to wellbeing and law

The most sustainable shift I see in the firms that get this right isn’t a new app or an extra day of leave. It’s...

30 July 2026

By Danielle Buckley

The legal weight of a mental health diagnosis

Mental illness should never be a courtroom gimmick. But too often, it becomes one. In both psychiatry and law, the line...

28 July 2026

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

The epidemic hidden in personal injury cases

Workplaces are seeing alarming levels of poor mental health across the country, and need to be made more accountable,...

15 June 2026

By Amelia McNamara

One lawyer’s journey to a late-life neurodivergent diagnosis

After years of feeling constantly overwhelmed and drained, struggling with the daily demands of her work as a lawyer,...

25 May 2026

By Grace Robbie

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