Mental Health and Emails by LawCare

LawCare’s Mary Jackson attended the Association of South Western Law Societies AGM on 23 July to talk about creating mentally healthy legal workplaces. The presentation was received enthusiastically and as a result Mary has been invited to some further speaking events in the autumn.  There is growing recognition that working in the legal profession is demanding and can contribute to poor mental health. The responsibility lies with us all to encourage greater awareness of wellbeing both for ourselves and our colleagues. To download LawCare’s booklet on Creating Mentally Healthy Workplaces, and for more useful information visit www.lawcare.org.uk/workplace-hu...

LawCare - Am I the Only One?

LawCare - Am I the Only One? LawCare Helpline: 0800 279 6888 Open 365 days a year from 9.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on weekdays, 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. weekends and bank holidays. help@lawcare.org.uk • www.lawcare.org.uk • Admin: 01268 771333   Am I the Only One? by Mary Jackson, Co-ordinator (Ireland), LawCare Recently I watched The King’s Speech which I had missed when it first came out. What struck me most vividly was not the king’s speech impediment but his fear; fear of being constantly judged inadequate, of never quite being up to the mark, in the shadow of his older, more articulate brother, and under scrutiny from his father. That set...

LawCare - Happy Holidays

LawCare - Happy Holidays LawCare Helpline: 0800 279 6888 Open 365 days a year from 9.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on weekdays, 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. weekends and bank holidays. help@lawcare.org.uk • www.lawcare.org.uk • Admin: 01268 771333     A 2015 survey by insurance company LV= found that Britons consider holidays to be one of their top spending priorities, second only to smartphones, yet a survey by The Lawyer revealed that only 58% of lawyers take their full annual holiday entitlement. Penny de Valk of global HR services group, Penna, says "Evidence shows you become less productive without proper breaks. People … can't maintain the same intens...

A Milestone for me at DASLS

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LawCare - Caring for your Colleagues

...LawCare - Caring for your Colleagues LawCare Helpline: 0800 279 6888 Open 365 days a year from 9.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on weekdays, 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. weekends and bank holidays. help@lawcare.org.uk • www.lawcare.org.uk • Admin: 01268 771333     Caring for your Colleagues Lawyers are kind, considerate people. They work very hard for their clients, and are diligent and dedicated. They tend to be highly intelligent, ambitious and driven people. They do not find delegation easy, believing honestly that no one else could ever do a job as well as they can. They see their work as a fascinating intellectual challenge, and perfectionism is...

Enable Law launches enhanced parental leave to boost growth

...Enable Law launches enhanced parental leave to boost growth Enable Law has introduced an improved parental leave policy that will give new mothers and fathers six months’ full pay. The new benefits will maintain the specialist mental capacity, personal injury and medical negligence law firm’s growth trajectory by strengthening its ability to attract and retain talented individuals. The Plymouth-headquartered firm, which is part of the national Foot Anstey group, previously offered six months’ full pay for adoption, maternity and surrogacy leave.  Other parental leave was at two months’ full pay but the enhanced policy means all Enable Law colle...