{"id":109527,"date":"2025-02-28T14:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T22:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/28\/vanessa-ford-one-year-on-legal-industrys-mental-health-crisis-rages-on-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T22:45:43","slug":"vanessa-ford-one-year-on-legal-industrys-mental-health-crisis-rages-on-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/28\/vanessa-ford-one-year-on-legal-industrys-mental-health-crisis-rages-on-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Ford One Year On: Legal Industry&#8217;s Mental Health Crisis Rages On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve months after a coroner&#8217;s verdict reignited an industry-wide reckoning over the pervasive toxic work culture in law, legal leaders believe pressure has increased further, with one partner recalling how an associate burst into tears when the firm upped its salaries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" 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