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How I Deal With Stress: A Sidley Partner on Personal Tragedy and Preparing for Fatherhood

In the latest installment of the series, Sidley's Max Savoie talks about the value of to-do lists, getting counselling and switching off.
6 minute read

International Edition

How I Deal With Stress: A Clifford Chance Partner on Feeling Overwhelmed and Accepting Help

In the third in a series on how senior lawyers are confronting their mental health challenges, CC's UK head of global financial markets Matt Fairclough talks about vocalising his problems and weekly psychotherapist sessions.
4 minute read

Law.com

'We're Literally Dying': Addressing Mental Health in the Legal Profession Needs to Start in Law School

"You've got to name it to tame it," said Patrick Krill.
7 minute read

International Edition

How I Deal With Stress: A Travers Smith Partner on Reaching 'Breaking Point'

In the second in a series of Q&As with partners about how they cope with life in law, funds partner Will Normand of Travers Smith opens up about subjects too often ignored in corporate law.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Vanessa Ford: We Can't Afford to Lose You

The profession must do better than this. We lawyers are problem-solvers at our core and the answer can never be for a human being to work 18 hours a day. Because they will. Until they can't. We can't afford to lose them, and neither can their families.
4 minute read

International Edition

Video: It Has Fallen to Individual Lawyers to Manage Stress

Law.com International editor-in-chief Paul Hodkinson explains some findings from interviews and private conversations with partners on the issue of stress.
1 minute read

International Edition

'Puppy Yoga is Not a Wellbeing Strategy': Are Law Firms Doing Enough on Mental Health?

The campaign for mental health in the legal industry has surged in the last month following the Vanessa Ford tragedy, but hardly any firms appear to be considering changes to their wellbeing programmes.
10 minute read

International Edition

How I Deal With Stress: Top Partners Open Up

In the first in a series of Q&As with partners about how they cope with life in law, Taylor Wessing corporate head Emma Danks and Fieldfisher commercial partner Sam Jardine talk about their own experiences.
7 minute read

International Edition

In-House Counsel Experiencing Increase in Stress and Anxiety, Canadian Survey Finds

More responsibilities and heavier workloads are "raising red flags" over lawyer burnout and wellness issues.
3 minute read

Law.com

Trust From the Inside Out

Trust is one of your most valued currencies in the legal profession—you actively cultivate it daily with your clients to become a highly coveted "trusted advisor."
6 minute read

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