No Clean Feed - Stop Internet Censorship in Australia

Category Archives: Depression

Blue

April 12, 2009 – 5:48 pm

This Garfield cartoon pretty much sums it up for me right now (it’s always been one of my favourites).
I’ve said before, “Sometimes I feel like I’m juggling multiple balls and if I don’t watch out, I’ll drop them all.” I think I’ve reached the point where I’ve dropped the balls. I had a plan this [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Academia, Children, Feminism, Motherhood | Comments (51)

The information arms race

February 1, 2009 – 12:09 am

Like most Oxford graduate students, I subscribe to the UK’s ‘Milkround’ newsletter, which among other things is designed to give graduates useful employment tips and ‘inside’ information. Most of the time it’s anodyne but useful: I’ve secured some consulting work through it, as well as some legal work. Every now and again, however, something within [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Economics, England, Law | Tagged , , | Comments (31)

Lawyer blues

September 18, 2008 – 1:25 pm

I’ve written extensively on this topic before (here, here, here, here and here). It’s one of my bugbears – why are lawyers so prone to depression? Is it something about the kind of person who is attracted to studying law, or is it something which is created by the way in which the law functions? Or [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Law, Personal | Comments (7)

Stolen Generation Success

August 6, 2007 – 7:36 pm

I was interested to read the recent case of Trevorrow v State of South Australia (No. 5) (2007) SASC 285. Put briefly, the plaintiff was taken from his parents as an infant, and consequently had a troubled childhood and adolescence. He succeeded in his efforts to sue the South Australian government. I think that this [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in History, Law | Comments (6)

“Team building” exercises

July 22, 2007 – 12:48 am

I enjoy working in a team with intelligent and motivated people where communication is clear and there is respect between the members of the team. But I think I may have mentioned before on this blog that, in some respects, I’m not a team player (at least insofar as the concept is conceived of by [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Law | Comments (3)

Feelin’ blue about blogging

July 20, 2007 – 10:32 am

Lately, I just haven’t felt inspired by blogging. I don’t know why. Perhaps it’s the midwinter blues. Perhaps I’ve just been working too hard (full time thesis, preparing for next semester, doing consulting work, looking after baby, blogging…all too much?)
Or perhaps it’s finding out that we have to move again when our lease ends in [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Blogging, Politics, Society | Comments (15)

Career choices…

June 2, 2007 – 1:40 pm

Eitan Erez is a candidate for the Israel Bar Association. Check out this report in Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz:
When Erez, 52, was certified as an attorney 26 years ago, only 7,000 lawyers were registered with the Israel Bar Association. After the upcoming certification ceremony, it will have 38,000 members.
“Do you now what an honor it [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Law, Society | Comments (6)

School pays for bullying

May 15, 2007 – 8:01 pm

I’ve written very recently on the phenomenon of people suing schools. In a decision handed down yesterday, Cox v State of New South Wales [2007] NSWSC 471, a bullied teenager from NSW has been awarded substantial damages and an income for life as a result of bullying sustained while he was at school (primary school [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Education, Law, Society | Comments (11)

Forum on depression

May 13, 2007 – 11:18 pm

My friend-via-the-blogosphere, Jim Belshaw, is running an open forum on depression in the workplace next week. If you’d like to contribute, please visit Jim’s website here.

By Legal Eagle | Comments (1)

All’s fair in love and law

May 6, 2007 – 11:13 pm

I was reading Mirko Bagaric’s post on lawyers and depression with interest. It’s a topical issue right now. Bagaric’s argument is that lawyers are driven by status and desire for material things to work long hours. He says:
Still there is even scope for lawyers to crank up a smile. The key rests with working shorter [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Law | Comments (4)