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5 Day-to-Day Factors That Make Work a Grind: A Partner's Guide to Revitalizing Work

Creating an engaging workplace is not just nice-to-have; it directly impacts the bottom line. Engaged team members are more productive, deliver higher-quality work, have better retention rates, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Developments in Mental Health Parity Litigation

This article analyzes the NQTL Regulations and two recent decisions adopting standards for pleading a claim under the Parity Act based on an alleged violation of the NQTL Regulations, and offers several steps employers and claims administrators should consider in seeking to avoid litigation of Parity Act claims.
10 minute read

International Edition

How I Deal with Stress: A Partner on Handling the Strains of Litigation

In the latest Q&A on how senior lawyers handle the pressure of working in law, a partner at litigation boutique Stewarts shares her experiences.
6 minute read

Law.com

Mental Health in the Legal Industry: How to Mitigate Systemic Challenges and Boost Individual Resilience

In this week's Legal Speak episode, O'Melveny COO George Demos, Christina McCarthy of One Mind at Work and Stephanie Hildreth of ThirdHorizon speak with ALM Global Senior Vice President of Content Gina Passarella about mental health and how law firms and lawyers can mitigate systemic challenges and boost individual resilience to help create safer spaces for struggling individuals to get the help they need.
2 minute read

The Recorder

O'Melveny Partner Healthier on the Job, More Creative, From Working at His Flower Farm

O'Melveny & Myers partner David Deaton of San Francisco, chair of the health care practice, invites colleagues to visit EarthSpoke Farms in Northern California to enjoy the flowers or do some farm work, an opportunity that fits with the firm's focus on wellness.
5 minute read

Law.com

'They Shouldn't Allow 24/7 Access': Lawsuits Allege Kids Got Addicted to Video Games

On Thursday, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation heard arguments on whether to combine about two dozen lawsuits alleging children and young adults got addicted to video games.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Walking the Tightrope With a Smile (Feigned or Otherwise)

To manage that heavy responsibility while living a complex adult life, there are several practical tips that can help lawyers positively maintain their mental health. As a senior lawyer who has practiced through family and personal health challenges, the following recommendations come from years of trial and error (mostly error).
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Can Therapy Help My Law Practice?

In this article, Jennifer Kupferman explains how therapy can help lawyers strengthen their skills and shore up their confidence, with particular emphasis on somatic therapy and EDMR.
10 minute read

International Edition

Is There a Maximum Number in This Salary Race?

What we need is a market peak, a Usain Bolt of the legal world that sets a junior lawyer pay rate so far ahead that no one can beat it, but AI might make the problem worse, writes the Global Lawyer.
6 minute read

International Edition

The Partners Are Not All Right: Why Senior Lawyers Need Mental Health Support

We partners tend to think that we don't need help – it's the juniors who need it. But the truth is, so do we.
5 minute read

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