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Law as a profession has one of the highest rates of depression and anxiety of any occupation, and it all starts in law school. As law studen

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A new foundation will be working to improve the mental wellbeing of Victoria’s legal practitioners. Launched last month, the Wellbeing and t

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The Sydney University Law Society recently hosted a panel-based discussion forum on the topic of how mental health issues amongst students,

As we approach the madness of mid-semester, most of us are wondering how to find work/life/study balance. Taking a few days off to relax wil