Julia welcomes recently retired Chief Justice of Ontario, George R. Strathy to discuss his motivation in publishing these two articles on mental health in the legal profession:
The Litigator and Mental Health - Court of Appeal for Ontario (ontariocourts.ca)
Reflections on Mental Health - Court of Appeal for Ontario (ontariocourts.ca)
and get his first impressions of the recently published groundbreaking nationwide study by the University of Sherbrooke on the psychological health determinants of legal professionals in Canada:
EN_Preliminary report_Cadieux et al_Université de Sherbrooke_221024.pdf (flsc.ca)
They also discuss the impacts of working from home and the billable hour system on maintaining good mental health, as well as the importance of mentorship:
Canadian Bar Association - Mentorship Programs (cba.org)