July 2024

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Strategic steps and support to foster wellbeing in the workplace

FEATURES

The work of wellbeing

Lucy Trevelyan asks a range of SME law firm leaders about their wellbeing-focused inputs and impacts — priorities and practicalities

The practice of mindful business

Nadia Davies, chief operating officer at Sharpe Pritchard, says respecting people's right to switch off needs true appreciation and modelling from the top

Understanding vicarious trauma

Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO, LawCare, says employees handling certain types of legal work may need support from firms to set appropriate limits

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Welcome to LPM July — and see our listing below for all that’s in the box! This month our long-read feature looks at how and why firms like yours are today investing in management or initiatives designed to help people lead healthier working lives — including at Myerson Solicitors, Richard Nelson, Lawrence Stephens, Ignition Law and Thrive Law.

We also hear how the law firm Sharpe Pritchard debated and made decisions about a ‘Mindful Business Charter’ for reasonable day-to-day working practices and communication with colleagues/clients, LawCare looks at how certain lawyers may need extra support given the nature of their workloads, and Crossland Employment Solicitors keeps us up to date on possible changes in store for HR business over the coming year.

There are also perspectives on involving the right combination of expertise in considering tech-based transformation, and best practice for system security, from our partners PracticeEvolve and Quiss — and insight into change and efficiency opportunities from Miller and LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions.