Lawyers can use music to boost their confidence at work, according to innovative research commissioned by licensing company PPL PRS
One in six out of 1,000 legal professionals surveyed lack confidence at work and only one quarter of the total classed themselves as ‘very confident’. Even the most self-assured admitted to uncertainty during performance reviews, client meetings and starting new projects.
However, 92% of respondents agreed music can lift their confidence levels. The research found playing music in law firms can increase productivity, reduce stress and improve memory. But which genre works best?
The optimal tracks for law firms are either 90s hits (45%) or modern pop (2000s to present) (45%)—both eras topped respondents’ rankings.
Pop music (60%) and RnB (33%) lifted confidence levels in law firms. Heavy metal (5%) and jazz (3%) worked less well for lawyers.
Marianne Rizkallah, music therapist for PPL PRS, said: ‘To promote productivity, choose music with a steady BPM, around 100 BPM, so it's not too slow or fast.’
