Depression and Burnout in Lawyers - Know the Signs PDF Print E-mail

Depression and Burnout in Lawyers -
Know the Signs and Symptoms Before They Bite You in the A**!

by Helena Clift, LL.M. and
Solution-Focused Life Coach for Lawyers

It is well-documented that lawyers suffer from higher rates of depression, divorce, and substance abuse than the rest of the population. Clinical depression can easily creep up on a busy professional lawyer. It certainly crept up on me when I was a practicing solicitor in London, England, Hong Kong, and an attorney in New York. The result was a major burnout and an unsteady path to get back on track to where I am today, a life coach for lawyers.

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Even though many lawyers report using an flexible work arrangement, most still perceive them to be career-limiting. Just one in five (22 per cent) didn't believe that a lawyer who took advantage of flexible arrangements would automatically be sent to "the B team". - The Catalyst Series on Flexibility in Canadian Law Firms

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I provide a structure to help you through the process of deciding whether you truly want to make the transition out of your current profession. If you decide to stay in practice, we will find work-life strategies to help you fit your profession into your life rather than your continuing to try to fit your life into your profession.

 

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Helena's Story

 Between 1979 and 1995, I tried to make the practice of law work for me on three different continents, in different-sized law firms, but I still felt as if I were in jail doing a life sentence. I made a lot of money, but I spent a lot of money too -- to compensate for the fact I never had enough time to relax and catch up with myself. I was burned out and miserable, but I kept going because I didn't know for sure there was another path.

 

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