Welcome to your November wellbeing spotlight Each month we’ll put a spotlight on wellbeing news, thoughts, events and support from across the Bar and further afield: Spotlight Book your place on our new trauma-informed practice training You operate in high-pressure environments with tight deadlines, high stakes and complex human dynamics. That pressure alone is […]
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Barristers inherently face very specific challenges on a daily basis. If you need some help click on support to find contact details and advice on seeking support.
The professional lives of clerks and chambers’ staff include many potential stressors. If you don’t know how to broach an issue, want advice on your options.
These resources have been designed specifically for those who have completed their BPTC and for pupils up to tenancy.
Resources
Guidance on how to introduce wellbeing policies and initiatives and on tackling a wellbeing issue in chambers.
Examples of successful wellbeing initiatives adopted by chambers, Specialist Bar Associations and the Inns of Court.
Support
Who to talk to, how to get help in coping with the pressures and demands of life at the Bar.
Who to talk to and how to get help, resources are for clerks and staff themselves.
Support for students and pupils
Who to talk to and how to get help for those who have completed their BPTC and for pupils up to tenancy.
The confidential 24/7 helpline with access to counselling for barristers, pupils, clerks and chambers’ staff.
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Your October wellbeing spotlight
Welcome to your October wellbeing spotlight Each month we’ll put a spotlight on wellbeing news, thoughts, events and support from across the Bar and further afield: Spotlight World Mental Health Day prompts calls for cultural shift amid research highlighting lawyers’ poor mental health Nearly 60% of respondents reported poor mental wellbeing in LawCare’s latest […]
Your August wellbeing spotlight
Welcome to your August wellbeing spotlight Each month we’ll put a spotlight on wellbeing news, thoughts, events and support from across the Bar and further afield: Spotlight Wellbeing Certificate applications now open Applications for the October round of our Certificate of Recognition programme are now open. Whether you are a chambers, SBA, Circuit, […]
Your July wellbeing spotlight
Welcome to your July wellbeing spotlight Each month we’ll put a spotlight on wellbeing news, thoughts, events and support from across the Bar and further afield: Spotlight Who is looking after the family lawyers, 9th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights This week chair of the Bar Council Barbara Mills KC spoke […]