Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

Health and wellbeing: Back to the office

Emma Howard 01 Jul 2020

Following a calm yet cautious approach and actively managing your wellbeing will help you return to work.

Health Wellbeing

Wellbeing: Looking after yourself during COVID-19

Stephen Macdonald and Emily Knowles 01 Jun 2020

Practical tips to keep you thinking well, doing well and being well during this time.

COVID-19 Health Wellbeing

Health and wellbeing: Towards a smooth transition

John Stack 01 Jun 2020

Career experiences later lawyers have lived are often overlooked and not given the proper consideration, which can lead to anxiety.

Health Wellbeing

Beyond the law: Getting creative with workplace connection

Karin Derkley 01 Jun 2020

Commercial lawyer Lauren Kelindeman has put into practice techniques she’d picked up from research on wellbeing.

Health Interviews Wellbeing

Health and wellbeing: Working in isolation

Peter Docherty 01 May 2020

For teams working remotely it is critical to maintain a structure for regular communication and engagement.

Health Wellbeing

Health and wellbeing: Take care and feel better

Anne-Marie Cade 01 Apr 2020

Cultivating empathy helps lawyers improve mental health and wellbeing.

Health Wellbeing

COVID-19 Practice Contingency Planning

Peter Docherty 23 Mar 2020

As the impact of COVID-19 hits the legal profession and the wider community we need to consider new and emerging issues that may impact you and your teams. The issue of social isolation has been a challenge facing sole practitioners for decades, but as we embrace technology and reduce the traditional face to face interactions with our peers we need to be mindful of how this will impact well-being.

COVID-19 Wellbeing

Health and wellbeing: Take five

Meghan Warren 01 Mar 2020

It’s a time of change in law firm culture and in the approach of practitioners to their own physical and mental wellbeing...

Health Wellbeing

Health and wellbeing: Bring on the resolutions

Dr Martine Marich 01 Feb 2020

The start of a new legal year is a good time to consider wellbeing and your working life...

Health Wellbeing

Health and wellbeing: Mental first aid in practice

Chris Molnar 01 Dec 2019

It is common for workplaces to have a first aider for physical injuries but not mental illness, and yet mental health is no less important.

Health Wellbeing

Conduct: The burden of keeping secrets

Carolyn Ford 01 Nov 2019

New research has lessons for lawyers who have to keep many more secrets than the average person...

Ethics Health Wellbeing

Health and wellbeing: Checking in on mental health

Converge International 01 Nov 2019

At a time when community awareness is focused on supporting positive mental health, it’s a reminder to regularly check in on yourself and how you are feeling...

Health Wellbeing

Victorian Legal Services Board: Wellbeing is everyone’s business

Fiona McLeay 01 Oct 2019

The Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner hosted a lawyer wellbeing forum in August to discuss how the sector could work as a collective to address systemic challenges to lawyer wellbeing...

Health Wellbeing