Legal Wellbeing

Neurodivergence

Lexxic quantifies the untapped neurodivergent legal workforce

Lexxic estimates that more than 45,000 UK legal professionals may be neurodivergent and points to education and training gaps that shape the pipeline before lawyers arrive at firms.

BY WELLBEING DESK · MAY 20, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

Lexxic estimates that more than 45,000 UK legal professionals may be neurodivergent and points to education and training gaps that shape the pipeline before lawyers arrive at firms. The business case is straightforward: the profession cannot talk seriously about talent, innovation or retention while designing work around a narrow cognitive default.

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