TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 2, 2022

A law firm's commitment to well-being and an attorney’s sense of control over their own work are the most important factors in whether they feel overwhelmed by job demands, according to a new survey from the Institute for Well-Being In Law. In fact, these elements can help ward off burnout. With a high turnover rate in associates (25% according to the 2022 State of the Legal Market Report), some firms are trying to pay their way out of the problem, says institute Vice President Anne Brafford. But that approach is not working, and in fact, the employers that did the best job of retaining people did not engage in the compensation war, she says. The takeaway for Brafford is that the actions of supervisors, and the structures a law firm builds to support those relationships, are the best mechanisms to avoid employee burnout. Law.com has more on the survey.