Beyond the survey, there is a growing body of research on wellbeing and, specifically on wellbeing in the legal profession. We have assembled links to some of that research below.  

• Relationships between workplace characteristics, psychological stress, affective distress, burnout and empathy in lawyers. Chlap, N., & Brown, R. (2022). International Journal of the Legal Profession, 29(2), 159-180. 
  
• People, professionals, and profit centers: The connection between lawyer well-being and employer values. Krill, P. R., Degeneffe, N., Ochocki, K., & Anker, J. J. (2022). Behavioral Sciences, 12(6). Link to article
• "To Be a Good Lawyer, One Has to Be a Healthy Lawyer": Lawyer Well-Being, Discrimination, and Discretionary Systems of Discipline. Lawson, Nicholas D. (2021) Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics 34. Link to article
• Capitalizing on healthy lawyers: The business case for law firms to promote and prioritize lawyer well-being. Reich, J. F. (2020). Villanova Law Review, 65. Link to article 
  
• Towards a context-specific approach to understanding lawyers’ well-being: a synthesis review and future research agenda. Soon, L., McDowall, A., & Teoh, K. R. (2023). Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. Link to article
• The privilege and the pressure: judges’ and magistrates’ reflections on the sources and impacts of stress in judicial work. Schrever, C., Hulbert, C., & Sourdin, T. (2024). Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 31(3). Link to this article which was part of a special issue dedicated to judicial and lawyer wellbeing and stress
• Australian lawyers’ experience of exposure to traumatic material: A qualitative study. Weir, P., Jones, L., & Sheeran, N. (2021). Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 28(3). Link to article