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These guidelines provide ways for firms and in-house counsel to reduce the risks of suicide and mental health crisis within the sector. Created by legal leaders, academics, and mental health professionals with input from junior members of the legal community, this guidance forms part of a response to high profile suicides and deaths in the industry.

Often, we hear how damaging a career in the legal system is to one’s mental health, perhaps more so than any other profession. This paper collates a wide base of empirical studies and reviews which provide clear evidence to corroborate what has previously been anecdotally accepted. It also looks at why our approach - tackling the root cause of stress rather than the symptoms, is the effective way to build healthier, more productive workplaces.

Facts, figures and statistics on the costs to organisations that don't incorporate wellbeing as a business priority

In March 2023 the Mindful Business Charter published our Guidance for Litigation professionals, to help address some of the unnecessarily stress inducing behaviour that goes on in the context of disputes work. This updated version provides practical, common sense considerations, with clear examples, to hold in mind to ensure less stress for all involved parties.

This Guidance is intended to help practitioners think about ways to minimise unnecessary stress. It is prepared primarily with private practice lawyers in mind, but could be adapted for in house teams and professionals in sectors other than law.

This document provides an easy-to-follow guide on how to implement the Charter within your organisation, with lots of ideas of how to start, how to measure your impact, and how to keep the journey going. (While it is available to everyone, there are a number of links to information which is only available to our members. To join us and have full access to our resources click “How to join” above to book a briefing call.)

There are a wide range of benefits which come from being a member and confirming your organisation’s commitment to our shared purpose. Some can be assessed in terms of financial value and some directly improve workplace culture and environment but may be harder to quantify. This document is intended to help you understand those benefits, all of which come from the annual membership fee which we believe is both small and excellent value for money.

This document provides you with a very simple introduction to who we are, what we do, our fees and what you need to do to join.