Wellbeing

Members attending the recent PLA Comedy Night at the West End Comedy Club, a quirky little venue above the Covent Garden Social Club, were treated to three fantastic comedians brought together by a desire to explore mental health through comedy and raise money for the vital work of three charities providing support and advice to men struggling with their mental health.

Resources for creating a high-performance routine to optimize performance and counter burnout following an online session delivered by Rob Archer for the PLA Wellbeing Committee on 28 February 2024.

The PLA Wellbeing survey 2023 was run four years after our initial survey in 2019 and has shown interesting comparisons. We also asked some specific questions this time about the impact of Covid 19.

The PLA held a wellbeing panel event for members in September 2022. This was an in-person and streamed online. A recording of the session is available to members.

The PLA Wellbeing Committee co-hosted a webinar on exercise and stress management in June 2021 with the Goal Master Team. The webinar recording is available to members.

Find out more about what the Bar Council are doing to support the wellbeing of barristers, pupils and staff and the assistance and resources they provide.

Find out more about the LawCare Peer Support Programme and apply for a peer supporter.

Advice and guidance provided by the Law Society on managing your workload, learning to manage stress and improving your wellbeing as well as signposts to other support organisations and resources.

A summary of the 2019 PLA survey on stress and wellbeing in the workplace the results of which were presented at the Autumn Training Day 2019.