The Numbers Have Not Moved: 42% Burnout, 60% Poor Wellbeing, Third Considering Exit
A GRM Group analysis published June 27, drawing on Bloomberg Law's 2024 Attorney Workload & Hours Survey and LawCare's Life in the Law 2025 report, consolidates the sector's wellbeing baseline: burnout runs at 42% across the profession, spiking to 51% among mid-to-senior associates; nearly 60% of lawyers reported poor mental wellbeing; over 78% regularly work beyond contracted hours; and almost a
BY FRONTIER DESK · JULY 1, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
A GRM Group analysis published June 27, drawing on Bloomberg Law's 2024 Attorney Workload & Hours Survey and LawCare's Life in the Law 2025 report, consolidates the sector's wellbeing baseline: burnout runs at 42% across the profession, spiking to 51% among mid-to-senior associates; nearly 60% of lawyers reported poor mental wellbeing; over 78% regularly work beyond contracted hours; and almost a third are currently considering leaving the profession. Billable hour pressure negatively impacted the mental health of 65.5% of surveyed attorneys in 2024 — a four-point rise year-on-year. Only 46% of attorneys expect to remain with their current employer over the next five years. For firm leaders, these figures are not new — but their persistence through a period of record revenue growth makes them a structural indictment of the current operating model. The data signals that economic performance and wellbeing outcomes are not self-correcting: high revenue coexists with high attrition risk.