TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 14, 2021

Nearly half of lawyers responding to a Bloomberg Law survey said their well-being declined over the first quarter of this year and the problem was even worse for junior lawyers. The Attorney Workload & Hours Survey found that lawyers facing troubled personal relationships, physical health issues or depression were twice as often to report their well-being had worsened. Lawyers with billable hours reported working an average of 53 hours per week, the same as last year. But respondents said they experienced burnout an average of 50% of the time in the first quarter, up from a 40% average in 2020. For junior and mid-level associates, two-thirds reported a decline in well-being, compared to 41% of senior associates.