Tuesday-itis bites lawyers

Hate Mondays? Well, Tuesdays are even worse, especially if you're a lawyer. According to a new survey conducted by Michael Page International, workplace stress amongst legal professionals…

Lawyers Weekly • 27 January 2011 • NewLaw

Hate Mondays? Well, Tuesdays are even worse, especially if you're a lawyer.

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According to a new survey conducted by Michael Page International, workplace stress amongst legal professionals reaches a high point at 10am on Tuesdays - and, oddly enough, so does traffic to Michael Page's jobs website.

The survey also found that almost half of lawyers (47 per cent) take stress away from the workplace, leading them, on occasion, to drink alcohol or call in sick.

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The study also found that the reasons for the stress were numerous, including IT issues and increasing workloads which often leave a third of lawyers in tears.

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