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Lack Of Trust: The Hidden Mental Health Crisis in Law?
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It is no secret that there are problems with well-being and mental health in the legal industry. Burnout, anxiety, stress.
Brandon Renken Trial Partner at Mayer Brown has some interesting insights into leadership and how communication and being direct with people instead of avoiding important topics is vital to helping the mental health epidemic in law.
Some leaders are afraid of having direct conversations with employees because they think it's more detrimental to mental health according to Brandon.
We talk about what it takes to get to trial partner and share our stories and experiences of culture and good and bad leadership in law.
Is the key to changing the mental health problems in the legal sector trust?
Brandon has his own law podcast:
UNLAWFUL discusses the unlawful moments in the legal world - hosted by Brandon Renken, Litigation Partner at Mayer Brown International LLP
Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4IUou2tr24DJME6Da2jBcN
Find Brandon on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-renken-91b7937a/
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