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IP Inclusive frames burnout as structural and gendered

IP Inclusive’s April session on burnout in the legal profession highlights cognitive exhaustion, difficulty concentrating, brain fog and disconnection from work, with women potentially at higher risk.

BY WELLBEING DESK · MAY 6, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

IP Inclusive’s April session on burnout in the legal profession highlights cognitive exhaustion, difficulty concentrating, brain fog and disconnection from work, with women potentially at higher risk. The employer takeaway is that burnout prevention cannot sit inside individual resilience alone; work design, client pressure and modern working patterns need to be part of the intervention.

Neurodivergence

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