The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has published a series of daily blogs to mark Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May). The first three blog posts focus on mindfulness. Other blogs will look at life after a bereavement and the benefits of cultural change for better wellbeing. Mental ill-health and stress are serious issues for junior lawyers. A 2018 survey by the JLD on resilience and wellbeing found more than 82% of participants had experienced negative stress in the previous month, with 26% describing the stress as ‘severe’ or ‘extreme’.
18 May 2018
Mindfulness at work?
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—20 promotions
20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins
Sidley—Elaine Whiteford
Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa
Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing
NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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