Supporting the Mental Health of the Law Profession on World Mental Health Day
Chronicle Law is committed to supporting the well-being of the law sector by providing a platform with helpful advice and insightful commentary on the topic. We have teamed up with Y Therapy, LawCare, Dr Catherine Sykes, Lawsight and more with the aim to provide you with access to useful resources, support services, and webinars.
Mental Health in the workplace is something that is very important to us at Chronicle Law. Brett Shaw, Founder of Chronicle Law, shared some thoughts on this. Click here to read the full post.
LawCare is the mental health charity for the legal sector
LawCare’s free and confidential helpline provides emotional support and is open 9am to 5pm every weekday (except bank holidays).
They also offer training, resources and research that promotes positive change in the culture and practices of legal workplaces.
Contact their free, confidential, emotional support service for the legal sector: 0800 279 6888 / support@lawcare.org.uk
World Mental Health Day Blogs
Reverse mentoring in the legal profession: a practical toolkit
LawCare and the University of Leeds have launched a new reverse mentoring toolkit to help legal workplaces become more inclusive, supportive, and fairer. The toolkit offers step-by-step guidance to create safe, respectful spaces where junior staff can share lived experiences with senior colleagues, helping drive real change in culture and wellbeing across the legal sector.
You Don’t Have to Choose: Career, Motherhood and Redefining Success
Vikki Pratley explores how women in law can redefine success, balance motherhood and career, and build sustainable, high-performing lives.
Breaking Down Silos: The Competitive Edge of Collaborative Legal Practice
In this article, Katie da Gama explores how collaborative legal practice in shared purpose, psychological safety, and client-focused teamwork offers a competitive edge.
Is your workplace toxic? How employers can shield you from stress
Workplace stress can lead to serious mental and physical health consequences, affecting productivity, job satisfaction, and overall wellbeing. In this article, Jessica Rowson of Oakwood Solicitors outlines the legal responsibilities employers have to protect staff from occupational stress, common causes of stress at work, and what employees can do if they feel unsupported.
Stepping Up Without Burning Out: A Real Story from Legal Life
This is Hannah’s story, a high-performing lawyer close to burnout who found confidence and balance through tailored coaching with Vikki Pratley. By redefining success, setting boundaries, and making small changes, she learned to thrive in her career without sacrificing her wellbeing. In this powerful article, Vikki shares how targeted support can help legal professionals work smarter not harder.
Introducing our internal community
In this Mental Health Awareness Week piece, Satpal Kaur Thompson explores the idea of an ‘inner community, the different parts of ourselves shaped by experience and how recognising, understanding, and integrating these parts can lead to greater self-awareness, reduced internal conflict, and improved mental wellbeing.
Recognising the Early Signs of Stress in Legal Practice
In this piece, coach and former solicitor Vikki Pratley explores how legal professionals can recognise the early warning signs of stress and take practical steps to manage it, before it takes control.
Reverse mentoring in the legal profession: a practical toolkit
LawCare and the University of Leeds have launched a new reverse mentoring toolkit to help legal workplaces become more inclusive, supportive, and fairer. The toolkit offers step-by-step guidance to create safe, respectful spaces where junior staff can share lived experiences with senior colleagues, helping drive real change in culture and wellbeing across the legal sector.
You Don’t Have to Choose: Career, Motherhood and Redefining Success
Vikki Pratley explores how women in law can redefine success, balance motherhood and career, and build sustainable, high-performing lives.
The Solicitors’ Charity gears up for the biggest ever London Legal Walk!
The team at The Solicitors’ Charity is calling on solicitors from all corners of the profession to lace up their walking shoes and join them to walk, jog, or run 10 km in support of the London Legal Support Trust.
Breaking Down Silos: The Competitive Edge of Collaborative Legal Practice
In this article, Katie da Gama explores how collaborative legal practice in shared purpose, psychological safety, and client-focused teamwork offers a competitive edge.
Is your workplace toxic? How employers can shield you from stress
Workplace stress can lead to serious mental and physical health consequences, affecting productivity, job satisfaction, and overall wellbeing. In this article, Jessica Rowson of Oakwood Solicitors outlines the legal responsibilities employers have to protect staff from occupational stress, common causes of stress at work, and what employees can do if they feel unsupported.
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Message from Chronicle Law’s Founder, Brett Shaw
At Chronicle Law, we believe a healthy mind is essential both professionally and personally.
We aim to take the effort out of learning by providing busy professionals with informative, accurate content all in one place.
Our team understands that mental health is not a one-size-fits-all journey, and we’re dedicated to promoting open conversations and providing a safe space for you to learn and grow.
Battling mental health issues is something that many of us face on a day-to-day basis, and having the best resources to get help when needed is vital. It’s something I’m heavily passionate about, having gone through struggles with my own mental health.
Community is key, and Chronicle Law is here to unlock the opportunity for anyone who is battling mental health issues to be able to get help and advice when it’s needed the most.
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Contact their free, confidential, emotional support service for the legal sector: 0800 279 6888 / support@lawcare.org.uk