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Workplace culture ‘critical’ to boosting lawyers’ wellbeing
Research from two Australian universities has uncovered that almost half of lawyers feel that their firm’s workplace...
12 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
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
Law firms fall short on workplace wellbeing, IBA warns
The IBA has revealed that nearly 50 per cent of lawyers have concerns regarding their firms’ ability to support their...
06 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
1 in 10 lawyers plan to leave the profession over workplace culture
A recent survey of 1,900 lawyers discovered some alarming findings in relation to the impact workplace culture can have...
17 April 2025
By Kace O'Neill
Why lawyers’ brains won’t let go of work in progress
The Zeigarnik effect: for lawyers, unfinished tasks don’t just linger; they demand attention. This is no coincidence,...
04 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Ian Thorpe to headline 2025 Partner Summit
Lawyers Weekly is pleased to welcome Olympic champion Ian Thorpe AM for a keynote address at its second annual Partner...
01 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Can travelling make you a better lawyer?
A better lawyer does not just come from experience; it also comes from gaining a wider perspective and better worldview...
27 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Mindfulness in law is no longer ‘optional’, BigLaw partner says
As burnout and stress remain rampant within the legal profession, a partner at a national law asserts that integrating...
20 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Navigating the ‘narcisphere’: How to recognise toxic workplace dynamics
The narcisphere, a domain where manipulative, toxic behaviours thrive, exists in many high-pressure professional...
11 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Combating ‘broification’, ‘Baby Reindeer’-like workplace conduct, and the entrenched gender pay gap
New mandatory equality and wellbeing barrister training proposed by the Australian Bar Association could help fight...
06 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
New mental health laws: A risk or opportunity for law firms?
Failure to address psychosocial risks isn’t just an employee wellbeing issue; it’s a legal one that could carry...
05 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
The psychological toll of perfectionism for lawyers
Perfectionism is often seen as a strength in the legal profession. Lawyers are expected to be meticulous, precise, and...
20 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Why feelings of isolation are so common for barristers
Barristers’ independence can be a double-edged sword; while it allows autonomy, it also creates profound isolation,...
11 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
How ‘lawyer brain’ impacted this barrister’s mental health
A New Zealand-based KC recently shared insights with Lawyers Weekly about tackling depression while trying to continue...
28 January 2025
By Kace O'Neill
‘We aren’t robots’: Why lawyers shouldn’t use spare time to work
For many lawyers, logging additional hours whenever possible has become second nature. However, Melissa Arndell argues...
23 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
Why law firms need to embrace a holistic service offering
Here, one counsellor and consultant stresses the importance of law firms integrating holistic services into their...
24 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
3 reasons lawyers should try a Feb Fast
From holiday mode to high performance: Let’s make February a time to pause, reset, and rediscover calm, writes...
17 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Lawyers, sexual empowerment panel team up to embrace sex, intimacy and body confidence
The Connecting Lawyer Mums founder has teamed up with a psychologist, a sexual medical expert and a woman's sensual...
17 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Unfounded attacks’, stress and trauma continue to threaten judiciary
The various threats to judges’ mental and physical health, and subsequently “their capacity to judge well”, are...
13 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Half of burnt-out lawyers say managers contacted them while on leave
Many burnt-out lawyers have said that despite taking leave to recover, they still worked and were contacted by a...
07 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
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