Wellbeing and Transitions in Law

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction: Synthesising and Developing Work on Wellbeing and Transitions

   • Emma Jones, Caroline Strevens

   Pages 1-15

3. Wellbeing and Transition to Law School: The Complexities of Confidence, Community, and Belonging

   • Imogen Moore, Verona Ní Drisceoil

   Pages 17-41

4. The Transition to Law School: A Case Study

   • Louise Hague

   Pages 43-61

5. A Broken Profession Both Mentally and Physically: Is Wellbeing the Foundation to a Healthy and Resilient Future?

   • Paul McKeown

   Pages 63-86

6. The Virtual Happy Hour for Contract Law Students: Reflecting on an Unplanned Transition

   • Thorsten Lauterbach, Heather Fulford, Mia Agnew

   Pages 87-106

7. Lessons from Online Pandemic Pedagogy in North American Law Schools: Toward Law Student Wellbeing

   • Audrey Fried

   Pages 107-135

8. Student Transition, Sense of Belonging and Habitus

   • Emma Jones, Gilly Sharpe, Vickie Barrett

   Pages 137-160

9. Transitioning to an Understanding of the Autonomic Nervous System in Law

   • Mary O’Rawe

   Pages 161-179

10. The Law School and the Psychology of Belonging

    • Antoinette Moriarty, Rory O’Boyle

    Pages 181-204

11. From Student to Practitioner: Exploring the Transition into Legal Practice and the Opportunity Offered by Self-Coaching in the Management of Rejection

    • Caroline Strevens, Yi-Ling Lai

    Pages 205-223

12. Wellbeing and Vicarious Trauma: Personal Reflections on Support for Students, Practitioners and Clinicians in Family Law

    • Callum Thomson, Kayliegh Richardson

    Pages 225-251

13. Trauma-Informed Legal Education: Rejecting the Stigma in Caring for Self, Client and Workplace

    • Colin James

    Pages 253-278

This book examines transitions from law school to the legal profession, and their impact on wellbeing. There is a significant body of evidence that suggests law student wellbeing is particularly problematic, partially due to the distinctive nature of law as a discipline. Similarly, there is a growing body of international evidence demonstrating poor levels of wellbeing within the legal profession, with lawyers suffering higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression than the general population. To date there has been no detailed consideration of the impact of these transitions on wellbeing, or discussion of the best ways to ameliorate any negative effects. This edited collection will explore a range of transitions, from entry into law school through to progression to managerial roles within the legal profession. Rather than focusing on discrete areas or chunks of time, this book focuses on the process of transitioning holistically. 

• legal education
• legal profession
• wellbeing in law
• transitions
• law school

• School of Law, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

  Emma Jones

• Portsmouth Law School, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK

  Caroline Strevens

Emma J. Jones is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Caroline Strevens is Head of Department at the Portsmouth Law School, Portsmouth University, UK.