A quarter of law students suffer from anxiety. One in five lawyers are problematic drinkers. Nearly half of all lawyers have experienced depression at some point during their careers. Recent research presents a dire picture of mental health and substance abuse issues in every corner of the legal profession, and a proposal under consideration by the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates makes the case that it’s time for all the industry’s stakeholders to take action. That resolution, which is scheduled to be voted on by delegates on Monday at the ABA’s midyear meeting in Vancouver, calls on law firms, law schools, federal, state and local jurisdictions, as well as bar associations, lawyer regulatory entities and other legal employers to consider a myriad recommendations made last year by the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being.Read More
