The legal profession is a high-pressure career. With tight deadlines, long hours, extensive research needed for cases, high standards, client expectations and heavy responsibility, it can be overwhelming.
All lawyers share these struggles, and yet stigma around mental health and well-being within the profession persists, which prevents many from confiding in peers and seeking the help they need. This week, take a moment to browse CBABC’s lawyer wellbeing resources and read mental health focused BarTalk articles compiled below.
Improving conversations around mental health starts by having them.