Wellness

Do law firms need AI wellbeing officers?

Fear and anxiety around artificial intelligence are already a tangible part of legal workplace conversations – but...

23 September 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

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

I’m a lawyer with ADHD. What’s your superpower?

Law is a profession built on rules, precision and precedent. At first glance, neurodivergent lawyers might not seem...

24 July 2026

By Libby Thomas

The most prominent workplace challenges in an ever-shifting professional landscape

AI, digitisation, ongoing skills shortages, and employee wellbeing are emerging as the dominant forces reshaping...

02 June 2026

By Matthew Taylor

How staying present and connected is key to surviving legal burnout

While relentless performance pressure continues to drive burnout and push lawyers out of the profession, one partner...

30 April 2026

By Grace Robbie

Why Dentons’ Australian head aims to create a fun workplace

For Amber Warren, injecting positivity and optimism into the office and de-escalating situations with humour leads to...

11 March 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

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

Prioritise people over billables to improve wellness in law

While lawyers’ mental wellbeing has long been sidelined and kept behind closed doors, Tammi McDermott has warned the...

16 February 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

5 ways courage can unlock a lawyer’s potential

Legal professionals don’t need perfect conditions to grow – just the courage to start, writes Hilton Misso.

16 October 2025

By Hilton Misso

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

Pushing back on the ‘unspoken rule’ about success in law

For two Western Australia-based professionals, a vocational epiphany comes to those who come to realise that being...

19 September 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

The leadership pipeline crisis: Building tomorrow’s leaders today

Those who embed sustainable leadership capacity in their early-career talent will dominate the next decade, writes...

03 September 2025

By Madeline Miller

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

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