What firms need to do to prevent vicarious trauma

As legal professionals navigate the emotionally charged landscape of their work and confront the traumatic experiences...

23 April 2025

By Grace Robbie

Managing one’s wellbeing when undertaking trauma-related cases

Advising clients who have experienced trauma can be an emotional challenge for legal professionals. Here, an...

12 September 2024

By Grace Robbie

Ensuring self-care in trauma-informed practice

Many of us know the benefits of a trauma-informed approach to lawyering in legal practice, writes Florence Thum. But...

10 April 2024

By Lauren Croft

Engaging in a trauma-informed approach to lawyering

Lawyers engage in a number of interpersonal relationships when they relate to people with trauma, be they clients or...

22 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

Unpacking Australia’s response to trauma-informed lawyering

In recognition of the increasing demand for lawyers to be trauma-informed, the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s...

12 March 2024

By Grace Robbie

The legal implications of unchecked vicarious trauma

With workplace-related psychological distress reportedly costing Australia up to $17.4 billion per year, new research...

23 August 2022

By Lauren Croft

How to better support those experiencing loss and infertility

Firm culture has a large role to play in making sure staff feel supported when it comes to pregnancy and infant loss,...

13 December 2021

By Lauren Croft

Commonwealth extends trauma for victims of Dyson Heydon

One of the women sexually harassed by former High Court justice Dyson Heydon has spoken publicly about the Morrison...

08 November 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Navigating the trauma of loss

For International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, two senior legal professionals discuss their experiences...

15 October 2021

By Robyn Tongol

The ‘perfect storm’ that comes with vicarious trauma

Vicarious trauma in the legal profession is becoming worse with increased technological developments, according to one...

20 August 2021

By Lauren Croft

The Boutique Lawyer Show: How a traumatic event reshaped my perspective

Brigit Rubinstein used to subscribe to the mentality that a good lawyer puts their employer and clients before anything...

17 August 2021

By Robyn Tongol

Lessons from trauma about the importance of legal service

International humanitarian lawyer and former war crimes prosecutor Rabia Siddique believes that anyone has the ability...

09 April 2020

By Tasha Levy