Credit: tarapatta/Adobe Stock Highly Stressed Lawyers 22 Times More Likely to Consider Suicide, Study Finds
"Work overcommitment is in many ways highly rewarded behavior in the legal profession—we want people who are all in for their clients," said study co-author Patrick Krill.
February 13, 2023 at 04:23 PM
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Mental Health
Many of the traits Big Law rewards in attorneys—perfectionism, self-reliance, and unflinching commitment to the work—are also predictors of suicidal ideation when law firms push their people too hard, according to a new peer-reviewed study published Feb. 11 in international journal Healthcare.
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