Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Legal Profession
Emma Jones, Neil Graffin, Rajvinder Samra, and Mathijs Lucassen
Abstract
Legal professionals are thought to have higher levels of mental health issues and lower levels of wellbeing than the general population.
Drawing on qualitative data from new research with legal practitioners, this in-depth study of mental health and wellbeing in the UK and Republic of Ireland’s legal sector is a timely contribution to the urgent international debate on these issues.
The authors present a comprehensive discussion of the cultural, structural and other causes of legal professionals’ compromised wellbeing. They explore the everyday demands and difficulties of the legal working env ... More
Legal professionals are thought to have higher levels of mental health issues and lower levels of wellbeing than the general population.
Drawing on qualitative data from new research with legal practitioners, this in-depth study of mental health and wellbeing in the UK and Republic of Ireland’s legal sector is a timely contribution to the urgent international debate on these issues.
The authors present a comprehensive discussion of the cultural, structural and other causes of legal professionals’ compromised wellbeing. They explore the everyday demands and difficulties of the legal working environment and consider the impacts on individuals, the legal profession and wider society.
Making comparisons with systems overseas, this is an invaluable resource that provides evidence-based suggestions for swift and effective organisational and policy-related interventions in the legal sector.
Keywords:
Wellbeing,
Mental Health,
Stress,
Legal profession,
Legal practice,
Legal culture,
Legal education,
Lawyers,
Justice system,
Law
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2020 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781529210743 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: May 2021 |
DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781529210743.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Emma Jones, author
University of Sheffield
Neil Graffin, author
The Open University
Rajvinder Samra, author
The Open University
Mathijs Lucassen, author
The Open University
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