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Ep 23: Confessions of anonymous lawyers: Toxic workplaces in law
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Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of toxic workplace environments, bullying, harassment, workplace conflict and the mistreatment of legal professionals. Some listeners may find these topics confronting or distressing. Listener discretion is advised.
In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we speak to two lawyers who have been impacted by toxic workplaces in the legal industry, and learn how it affected them and how they coped with the trauma caused by this mistreatment.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:52 - Anonymous interview one
11:44 - Anonymous interview two
22:09 - Discussion about toxic workplaces in law
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Topics covered in this episode:
- Toxic workplaces
- Bad bosses
- Toxic law firms,
- Lawyer wellbeing
- Workplace bullying
- Workplace culture
- Law firm culture
- Legal careers
- Lawyer mental health
- Workplace harassment
- Burnout in law
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