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Numerous recent news articles have highlighted the predicament of young and junior lawyers’ wellbeing. The headlines say it all: “… junior lawyers are less happy,
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“… a business-centric approach to practising law has the potential to negatively impact the health and wellbeing of lawyers …” Krill et al. (2022, pp.16)