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Connecticut Law Tribune

'They Can't Get Out of Bed': The Mental-Health Specter in Attorney-Discipline Cases

"We all make mistakes," said Connecticut's first chief disciplinary counsel, Mark Dubois. "But many of these, if you really tease back to the root cause, arise out of mental health or substance abuse or physical illness."
7 minute read

Law.com

What Law Firms Need to Know When Hiring a Well-Being Director

These professionals come from a variety of backgrounds with a wide breadth of knowledge and experience and with credentials in vastly different things.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

The 2019 Summer Associates Survey: Wined, Dined and Worried

For the first time, we asked summer associates if they're worried about their mental health as they gear up to join Big Law. The responses were telling.
8 minute read

Law.com

Failure Is Inevitable—and Invaluable

Good things don't happen despite the bad ones. They happened because of them. Put another way, the only way to succeed is to fail.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Police: LA Deputy City Attorney Kills Himself, Family Members

Eric Lertzman, a deputy city attorney with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office since 2005, killed himself and his wife and son Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
2 minute read

International Edition

Australian Lawyers Push Back on Long Hours

In response, some law firms are actively promoting the importance of work-life balance. One firm even tells its young lawyers to leave the office by 6 p.m.
6 minute read

Law.com

It's Time to Talk About the Family's Role in the Mental Health of Legal Professionals

A broader view of helping lawyers and legal staff means recognizing that the struggle with depression, anxiety or substance abuse is likely to touch loved ones.
6 minute read

International Edition

Stress and Depression Rife as Almost One in Two Lawyers Experience Work-Related Mental Illness

The surprisingly high numbers come as three quarters say they feel under pressure to work extended hours, Legal Week's inaugural job satisfaction survey reveals.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Tech's Revolution is Exacerbating Mental Health Issues. How Can We Fix the Problem?

While legal technology's thousand-mile-an-hour expansion has opened theoretical opportunities for lawyers flex their creativity, the cultural change is still missing.
4 minute read

Law.com

Addressing Mental Health Means Removing All Your Masks

"I still fall into wearing a mask now and then, but I have better tools to recognize it and center my true self," Brian Cuban writes.
6 minute read

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