Burnout & Stress
Maybe Yoga Is Not The Answer For The Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules?
It is well recognised that lawyers continue to suffer the effects of their workplace stress, despite the surfacing of this issue in the last decade
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Mental Health
Is Legal Professionals’ Wellbeing an Ethical Issue?
Reports over the past decade have indicated high levels of distress within Australia’s legal profession.1 These reports suggest that the wellbeing of the profession, and the
Mental Health
Lawyer life: High Court Decision Not a Fait Accompli in Creating Cultural Change
After six years, and three separate judgments, Zagi Kozarov’s protracted litigation with her former employer is finally over. While the case has the opportunity to
Time Management
Recipes for managing client relationships (even those notoriously challenging ones)
Managing client relationships in the law can be incredibly challenging. Sometimes the legal work itself may not be particularly complex, but the challenges and stress
Time Management
Under (Billing) Pressure
Under pressure. Pushing down on you. Pushing down on me. Under pressure. Queen and David Bowie’s ‘Under Pressure’ pretty accurately and succinctly describes what a
Law Firm Culture
Running Your Own Race: Constructive Competitiveness
Warm-up ‘Competition’ is defined as “the activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others”. Similarly, ‘Competitiveness’
Mental Health
I’m a fraud! The paralysis of Imposter Syndrome
Do you fear being ‘found out’ for not knowing what you’re doing at work? Or for being incompetent? Do you ruminate about how you landed
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Time to Take the Leap to Action Wellbeing
Awareness about the mental health and wellbeing status of legal professionals has been steadily growing in Australia and globally over the past two decades. More
Healthy and Sustainable Legal Practice
Most legal professionals understand that improvements are needed to support their mental health and wellbeing. In the hectic work life as a lawyer it is