ANALYSIS: Lawyers Say Alcohol Use Up, Well-Being Down in H1

Most lawyers who said they increased their alcohol use in the first half of this year also reported that their well-being is stagnant or declining, according to responses to Bloomberg Law’s most recent Workload & Hours Survey.

I was particularly interested in the alcohol and well-being survey responses because my past reporting has included these topics. It’s a fact that lawyers experience alcohol use disorders at a far higher rate than other professional populations, in part because the profession has long emphasized work (and the billable hour) over self-care.

When 664 law firm and in-house attorneys were asked to select ...