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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The legal profession is marking Mental Health Awareness Week with a series of initiatives to support lawyers, who research indicates are particularly vulnerable to mental ill-health. A Law Society survey on solicitors’ health and wellbeing found that almost all practising certificate holders (95%) have negative stress in their working lives, with 16% reporting that they had experienced ‘severe’ or ‘extreme’ levels of stress. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
FOCUS OF THE DAY: The legal profession is marking Mental Health Awareness Week with a series of initiatives to support lawyers, who research indicates are particularly vulnerable to mental ill-health. A Law Society survey on solicitors’ health and wellbeing found that almost all practising certificate holders (95%) have negative stress in their working lives, with 16% reporting that they had experienced ‘severe’ or ‘extreme’ levels of stress. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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