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Law firm in the south-west becomes trailblazer of four-day week

Report urges greater awareness of the impact of stress on the legal profession

Research into stress levels among solicitors has revealed a 'disconnect' between lawyers' experience of stress and their response to it.

Does your firm reflect the make-up of its community?

Flexible working is one way of supporting women lawyers, but this is only the starting point for a wider and effective diversity Epolicy, says Alison Lobb

Women in law: learning from the legal pioneers

With more women than men entering the profession, the battle must move to representation at higher echelons and to unravelling a system not fit for purpose, says Dana Denis-Smith

Why are lawyers so depressed?

Lawyers' wellbeing statistics are not a good read and scientists are still piecing together the reasons why this should be so, explains Dr Bob Murray

The great training conundrum

Solicitors Journal's first CPD survey since the new regime was introduced in November 2016 reveals a profession struggling to come to grips with a far less prescriptive system

Gender equality: from conversations to action

The battle for women equality needs to focus on measurable initiatives, says Pippa Allsop

Friends in need

Jean-Yves Gilg asks what more can be done to ensure lawyers have the mental health support they need to stay at the top of their game