Technology is essential in the legal sector, boosting efficiency and flexibility, but it can also impact your mental and physical health. This article provides daily tips for managing technology in a healthy way, showing how small, consistent changes can lead to long-term improvements in your wellbeing. By Leigh McKay
Working with many law firms and looking from the outside in puts you in a strong position to be objective. The common emerging theme is that working in the legal sector does come with reward, but often at a great cost.
What we know:
Risk factors go hand in hand with the role, some of which include:
- Long billable hours
- Emotional toll
- High pressure and responsibility
- Work-life balance
- Competitive, high-expectations environment
What we also know:
In terms of prioritising the health of partners and colleagues within firms, the legal sector still has a long way to go institutionally. Whilst structural changes are starting to embed and awareness is increasing, it may feel like you, as an individual, are rendered powerless.
The aim of this article is to highlight some daily tweaks you could introduce, and it’s these small consistent efforts that could have long-term incremental gains.
Let’s turn our attention to managing technology to manage mental and physical health.