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