- Being stuck in a rut and demotivated in the legal profession.
- A business case and moral responsibility for supporting staff.
The legal profession is not always a happy to place to work according to our recent research with a core 15% of partners and other senior lawyers with management responsibility (aged 40+) being stuck in a rut—feeling demotivated, low energy, unhappy and trapped in their current job. A further 28% felt like this ‘somewhat often’. More than one third of respondents complaining they were always or often demotivated, lacked a sense of purpose and were generally unhappy.
Frustration
While the law generally is a fulfilling and rewarding place to work, with managers more energetic and inspirational than many other sectors, frustration at work can quickly lead to depression and a complete loss of personal effectiveness. Not just on the individual themselves but on the teams around them, with one third of senior lawyers reporting their boss as often being ‘very demotivating to them’. These findings
