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ALM Survey on Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Big Law’s Pervasive Problem
Patrick Krill | September 14, 2018
ALM Intelligence's survey of Am Law 200 firm leaders about their attitudes and actions regarding addiction and mental health challenges reveals much work remains to be done to deal with the problem.
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How Clients Contribute to Mental Health Problems at Law Firms
Scott Flaherty | October 24, 2018
What role do clients play in putting undue pressure on partners, who then pass it on to associates?
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One Big Law Attorney’s Journey with Depression, One Firm’s Response to the Profession’s Problem
Leigh Jones Vanessa Blum | October 12, 2018
A Baker Hostetler lawyer discusses her depression, and Latham & Watkins' COO talks about what her firm is doing to dispel the stigma of mental health challenges.
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ABA Sounds New Alarm on Substance Abuse, Firms Pledge Action
Dan Packel | September 10, 2018
A dozen major law firms have already signed on to a seven-point pledge that the ABA hopes the whole industry will embrace.
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When it Comes to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Support in Legal, What About the Staff?
Erin Hichman | October 11, 2018
While law firm staff are a part of the same “toxic” environment as attorneys, mental health and substance abuse support and resources available to them are not.
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Big Law Leaders Say Stigma Comes With Addiction and Mental Health Problems
Patrick Krill | September 24, 2018
The challenge for firm management is to increase lawyers' and support staff's comfort with seeking help.
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Suicide Blamed in Death of DLA Piper Partner
Meghan Tribe | September 21, 2018
Bruce Wickersham, a Pennsylvania native whose body was discovered off a Massachusetts marina, was a longtime partner in DLA Piper's Boston office.
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Big Law Leaders Say Stress Is Main Cause of Addiction and Mental Health Problems
Patrick Krill | October 01, 2018
Stress is a common experience for lawyers, and if the go-to solution for coping with it is drinking or using drugs, they are setting themselves up for trouble.