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‘How University climate impacts psychosocial safety and mental health among staff in Australian Higher Education’
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‘I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design’
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*Tweet storm incoming*
Law firm leaders are taking notice:
“The younger generation of lawyers is less interested in becoming the older generation of lawyers,” said Daniel Farris, partner-in-charge of the Chicago office of Norton Rose Fulbright.
Why? Traditional firm incentives are eroding as millennial and Gen Z lawyers place increasing emphasis on mental health and work-life balance, and less emphasis on “the pie-eating contest where the reward is more pie.” "They say, ‘No, I don’t want to do that."
Let me tell you from first hand experience--this is a very real phenomenon. And one law firm leaders should get their arms around sooner than later. Adapt or die, so to speak. To be sure, many firms--big and small--are ahead of the curve on this.
Firms that find genuine ways to acknowledge and accommodate work-life integration, mental wellbeing, and their lawyers' whole selves will survive and thrive. The current crop of young lawyers isn't willing to grind away their 20s and 30s. More power to them.
To be clear, there's plenty of room for hard work in this emerging paradigm. Or at least there should be. Great work and client service aren't all-or-nothing propositions. You can be a present parent, great husband, and responsive professional all at the same time.
But our profession needs to find real ways to help young lawyers achieve that balance. Some answers are easy. Allow time for family and friends. Don't denigrate associates. Etc. But some of the answers are harder. Yet they're worth finding.
The good news--there are plenty of places where this is possible in 2024. Big firms, small firms, companies of all sizes, and alternative legal service providers like Latitude.
https://t.co/IIzphYVKMM
Do you work in Victoria's #legal system? Share your thoughts in a short, anonymous survey about lawyer #wellbeing by 22 July 2024, and be part of a system-wide framework for where, how and why change should happen 👉🏻 https://t.co/weyXjl4Z9X #lawyer#lawstudent#judge#researcher
Help create a legal system in Victoria where lawyers stay safe and well. If you work in the legal system, share your thoughts in this short, anonymous survey about #lawyer#wellbeing, and be part of a system-wide Lawyer Wellbeing Theory of Change 👉🏻 https://t.co/weyXjl4Z9X
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CALL for Papers is out for the 2024 Wellness for Law Forum -
“Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future: Wellness for Law to 2030”
Submit a proposal for a paper or panel session: use this form https://t.co/TfJEPMkVCn
also below #Auslaw
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CALL for Papers is out for the 2024 Wellness for Law Forum -
“Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future: Wellness for Law to 2030”
Submit a proposal for a paper or panel session: use this form https://t.co/TfJEPMkVCn
also below #Auslaw
https://t.co/xy0MrykuLN
The Call for Papers is out for the 2024 Wellness for Law Forum “Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future: Wellness for Law to 2030”
To submit a proposal for a paper or panel session, use this form https://t.co/FJnSj1z2iK
also available below
https://t.co/xy0MrykuLN
The Call for Papers is out for the 2024 Wellness for Law Forum “Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future: Wellness for Law to 2030”
To submit a proposal for a paper or panel session, use this form https://t.co/FJnSj1z2iK
also available below
https://t.co/xy0MrykuLN
The legal profession bears a ‘collective responsibility to uphold the true values of justice, compassion,& fairness. Together, we can break the vicious cycle of bullying & rebuild the legal profession as a beacon of integrity and ethics’- Stefanie Costi. https://t.co/5jubKkuAQx
“The Judicial Commission has today published a Judicial Conduct Guideline on Judicial Bullying following consultation with the Victorian legal and court sector.”
Statement: https://t.co/Ix4QVVXHxh