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NLJ this week: Help LawCare change the culture

07 July 2023
Issue: 8032 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Mental health , Charities
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LawCare, the charity that supports all those working in the legal field and their families, has expanded over the years to meet the need for mental health, addiction and stress-related help. In this week’s NLJ, LawCare CEO Elizabeth Rimmer explains why it’s time to end the stigma that stops people from speaking out when they are struggling.

The legal profession has long been known for the perfectionism, long hours, and fear of failure within its ranks. But the drawbacks and constraints of such a culture are becoming more widely known.

Rimmer writes: ‘We want to bring our profession together to build a movement to shift legal culture from the stigma that silences people from speaking up when they are struggling and accepts a reactive, time-pressured, crisis-driven, overloaded working day as the norm, to a culture where people flourish, can be themselves, feel valued and respected and do great work for their clients.’ 

Read more from Rimmer here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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