Lawyers must show fortitude and remain calm under pressure. They must learn to make quality decisions in real-world contexts.
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5 Ways Compliance Could Help Tame Zoom & Other Remote Work Risks
When Zoom became a must-have application for COVID-19 it created a weighty compliance concern for law firms and financial firms. The lightning adoption speed of the video conferencing platform uncovered…
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Embedding a Culture of Well-Being in Law Firms
How can law firms successfully embed lawyer well-being in the culture of their firms? Leaders tackled the question in a recent fireside chat, hosted by Thomson Reuters.
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International Bar Association Survey Data Exposes Bullying and Harassment in Legal Profession
Half of women lawyers and one-third of male lawyers have experienced bullying in the workplace, according to the recent survey of almost 7,000 respondents across 135 countries conducted by the International Bar…
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Workplace stress and bullying
Deal with it sooner rather than later Concerns about workplace stress and bullying need to be dealt with promptly before they escalate, an employment lawyer has warned. Samantha Turner, a partner…
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Mental illness in the workplace
Churchill suffered from the “black dog” of depression, Munch from panic attacks and Beethoven from bipolar disorder. Mental ill health is nothing new, nor does it stop people from being…
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Curbing the Consumption of Soft Drinks in New Zealand: Is Tax the Solution?
Article authors – Lin Mei Tan* and James Xun Liu*. (This article originally appeared in the New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy – (2014) 20 NZJTLP 203) Obesity is an ongoing problem…
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Should first-aid kits contain paracetamol?
This seems like a straightforward question and at first blush would seem to require a straightforward answer. Of course a first-aid kit can contain paracetamol. Why not? However when Bob…
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Bullying in the workforce
Andrew Scott-Howman discusses the need for a knowledgeable, independent investigator On 4th April 2016 the new Health and Safety at Work Act (2015) came into force, giving broad responsibilities to employers, including…
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