(Credit: Knut/Adobe Stock) Swelling Workloads Taking Toll on In-House Lawyers' Mental Health
"The more camaraderie that's on the team, the less stress, the less burnout, and the higher the retention rates," said former in-house lawyer Shai Mehani, co-founder of the networking group In-house Connect.
May 21, 2024 at 07:03 AM
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Mental Health
The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
In-house lawyers generally like their jobs but are nonetheless anxious, exhausted and stressed. according to Law.com and ALM Intelligence's 2024 Mental Health Survey. It found that crushing workloads, understaffed teams and dysfunctional company culture are largely to blame.
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