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Mental Health Survey: Improvement, But Pressure from Clients Rose Due to Rate Increases
While several data points from the ALM and Law.com Compass Mental Health Survey in the legal industry indicated that things have improved slightly, many lawyers sounded the alarm on added pressure from clients due to aggressive rate increases.
For the first time since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health at law firms appears to be measurably improving, the survey found. The sixth annual survey of mental health at law firms received more than 3,100 responses from lawyers and law firm staff at firms of varying sizes, although most respondents came from Big Law.
The reported rate of depression fell three points to 33%, the lowest it’s been since 2019. Although the rate of anxiety fell slightly to 68.7% of respondents, just 43% felt that mental health issues and substance abuse were “at a crisis level” within the profession, a decline of six points from 2024. Numerous other indicators of positive mental health showed up in the 2025 sample, though it’s worth noting that the survey received a slightly larger share of responses from law firm associates than usual.
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