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Once Optimistic, Addicted in the End: What We Can Learn from One Partner's Demise

Journalist Eilene Zimmerman, the ex-wife of a Wilson Sonsini partner who died of a drug overdose about five years ago, shares what she learned about Big Law culture in researching her new book "Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction and Tragedy."
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Mental Challenges Judges Face

"As lawyers we have to realize judges are people and are impacted by the weight of the cases they decide, particularly when paired with problems they may experience in their lives off the bench," writes Butler Snow partner Scott K. Field.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

'A Good Start': Ending Mental Health Question on NY Bar Application May Remove Stigma

Legal educators and students stressed the value of seeking help while in law school. It can give prospective lawyers important tools for success in the profession and in their personal lives, the dean of Cardozo Law School said.
5 minute read

Law.com

My Weekday Workout: Dechert's Nazim Zilkha

"[There's] an important mental health benefit that comes with regular exercise, and this balance is critical for thriving in a fast-paced, challenging field, such as corporate law."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Straight Talk About a Judicial 'Dirty Secret': Chief Justice Calls for Mental Health Measures

"Our own dirty secret is that the job of dealing with society's problems, in addition to our own, sometimes takes its toll. We are often not healthy ourselves," Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton said to judges, legislators and state officials gathered at the Capitol.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Chief Judge DiFiore Announces New York Will Eliminate Mental Health Question in Bar Application

DiFiore said that moving forward, the application will "focus on disclosure of behavior and conduct that is relevant to a candidate's fitness to practice law."
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Burnout on the Bench: Judges Grapple With Stress, Fatigue

Judges discuss how they deal and cope with the stress of the bench.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

30 Years Sober: A Tale of a Law Firm Leader

In an act of vulnerability, Husch Blackwell chairman Greg Smith described his struggles with alcoholism at a partner retreat, an act meant to bring those grappling with addiction and mental illness out of the shadows.
6 minute read

Law.com

Lawyers Reveal True Depth of Mental Health Struggles

ALM's latest Mental Health and Substance Abuse Survey shows that the problems of depression, anxiety and substance abuse among lawyers and legal professionals may be worse than realized. At the same time, more people in the profession seem open to addressing it.
13 minute read

Law.com

By the Numbers: The State of Mental Health in the Legal Industry

In this infographic, we let the power of the numbers tell the story of mental health in the legal profession.
1 minute read

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