Lawyers Too Drunk, High, Depressed To Do Their Jobs Properly

It's time for the legal profession to step up and help lawyers and law students who need help.

onFebruary 5, 2018 at 2:44 PMFebruary 5, 2018 at 2:35 PM

These findings are incompatible with a sustainable legal profession, and they raise troubling implications for many lawyers’ basic competence. This research suggests that the current state of lawyers’ health cannot support a profession dedicated to client service and dependent on the public trust.

— an excerpt from the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being’s report on mental health and substance abuse issues in the legal profession. Today, the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates will vote on a proposal recommending that law firms, law schools, and others improve their mental health and substance abuse programs for lawyers and law students.

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