As we enter the legal profession’s unofficial vacation month—August—lawyers are reminded of the positive impact of time spent away from the office. Studies regularly confirm that vacations are important both for attorneys personally and for the profession as a whole. The statistics on burnout rates, substance abuse, depression and even suicide support the need for rest and relaxation on occasion.
Law practices that facilitate these breaks retain happier colleagues with longer careers. Many law firms that value their attorneys’ professional contributions and personal well-being strongly encourage them to take time off. Yet the same firms often fail to address vacation directly, leaving it up to individual attorneys to address. As a result, many attorneys simply never take real, disconnected vacations, and those who can get away fail to consider important steps for effective risk management.
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