ANALYSIS: Lawyers Need to Practice More Self-Care

Lawyers are spending an average of only 5.6 hours per week on self-care, according to Bloomberg Law’s most recent quarterly Workload & Hours survey, which asked lawyers earlier this year about their workloads and activities in Q4 2021.

This number has remained fairly consistent, with lawyers averaging 5.8 hours and 5.3 hours of self-care per week in the previous two quarters.

The upcoming summer months provide the perfect opportunity for lawyers to step away from their desks and to focus on taking care of themselves.

Women, Senior Associates Put Less Time into Self-Care

Of the responding attorneys, those that ...