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Free festive season guide from MCG Consulting which looks at belonging, boundaries and behaviour, with a reminder that you don’t need to drink alcohol to feel included in workplace celebrations.
Real life stories
The pressure to appear fine: hiding struggles at work
Former solicitor Hannah draws on her experiences of sight loss and mental health difficulties to explore why people in the legal sector may hide their struggles at work and how colleagues and managers can help.
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Are you using behavioural science to its full potential to enhance workplace wellbeing?
Behavioural science can help legal workplaces better understand what affects wellbeing, leadership and workplace culture, and identify where change is needed and how to make it happen.
Real life stories
Two years on: how the conversation around substance use is changing in the legal sector
Almost two years after sharing his recovery story with LawCare, Steven McCann reflects on what has changed, what he is seeing across professional services, and why earlier conversations can make such a difference.
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Information and guidance
10 ways to be a better manager
Managers play a crucial role in shaping mental health and wellbeing in the legal sector. These practical tips, inspired by Life in the Law 2025, share ways managers can better support their teams.
Real life stories
Health coaching integrated into the workplace
Law firm partner and qualified health coach Maria Lati explores how embedding health coaching into the workplace can support wellbeing, improve performance and help create a healthier working culture.
Information and guidance
When performance becomes a worry
Performance management can be stressful. Whether you’re worried about your performance, have a review coming up, or have been put on a performance improvement plan, it’s normal to feel stressed, anxious or uncertain when your performance is being discussed.
Articles
What does being a certified B Corp mean for people and wellbeing?
Vicki Whyte from Ethical eDiscovery reflects on the realities behind certification, from flexible working and career development to the ongoing challenge of creating a healthier and more supportive workplace culture.
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How to mitigate the risk of moral injury in your firm
Moral injury can affect wellbeing, engagement and performance. This article explains what it is and shares practical steps law firms can take to reduce the risk and better support their people.
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Reflective practice groups – the Heads & Hearts model
How can reflective practice groups help colleagues learn, connect and support each other? Ahead of a free webinar hosted by LawCare on Thursday 2 July, Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr Arabella Kurtz introduces the Heads & Hearts Model and explores its potential benefits for the legal sector.
Articles
Can personality predict burnout? A primer for lawyers and managers
Looking at how personality traits shape wellbeing at work can help managers spot the signs of stress and burnout earlier, and better support the people in their teams.
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Information and guidance
Avoiding the micromanagement trap
Micromanagement can increase stress at work. It also makes people feel they aren’t trusted. This guide explains what micromanagement is, why it happens, and what managers can do to avoid it. It also includes information for anyone who feels they are being micromanaged.
Useful links
LawCare’s Life in the Law 2025 report highlights the opportunity to build a legal sector that values its people and protects their mental health and wellbeing at work. This is fundamental to the profession’s ability to administer justice and uphold the rule of law.
The IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission's Mental Health and Wellbeing in Legal Workplaces: A Global Guide is a practical resource to help legal organisations strengthen psychological health and safety and support sustainable performance.
To aid the acceleration of research on lawyers’ wellbeing, and for the benefit of both researchers and organisations, Lucinda maintains a database of empirical studies conducted globally on this topic since 1970.
Resource to help employers support the wellbeing of their colleagues, respond effectively to individuals in distress, and manage the impact if a suicide occurs, by taking action at an organisational level.
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