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Author Jones, Emma (Law teacher), author.

Title Mental health and wellbeing in the legal profession / Emma Jones, Neil Graffin, Rajvinder Samra and Mathijs Lucassen
Published Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2020
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Description 1 online resource (x, 185 pages)
Contents Introduction: unhealthy justice, damaged society -- Late to the party? legal practice and wellbeing -- Catch 'em early: making a lawyer -- Law as a commodity, individuals as packages -- The daily toil: interactional demands and difficulties -- The "S" word: stress and the legal profession -- Conclusion: challenging the status quo: a manifesto for change
Summary This exploration of mental health and wellbeing in the UK and Republic of Ireland's legal sector is a timely addition to international debates on the topic. It uses qualitative research to explore how cultural or structural factors impact practitioners, the legal profession, and wider society, suggesting interventions to improve wellbeing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 05, 2020)
Subject Lawyers -- Mental health -- Great Britain
Lawyers -- Mental health -- Ireland
Lawyers -- psychology
LAW / Legal Profession.
SUBJECT Ireland. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79063445
United Kingdom https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113
Ireland
Subject Great Britain
Ireland
Form Electronic book
Author Graffin, Neil, author
Samra, Rajvinder, author
Lucassen, Mathijs, 1975- author.
ISBN 1529210755
9781529210767
1529210763
9781529210750