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articleSection"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-12"> <div> <h1 class="articleTitle">IBA announces launch of its Professional Wellbeing Commission</h1> <div class="authorDate">Monday 6 February 2023</div></div> <img src="/medias/IBA-launches-Professional-Wellbeing-Commission-website.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfHJvb3R8NDY5ODh8aW1hZ2UvanBlZ3xhR1prTDJoak5DODRPVFk0TmpRd05ETXdNVEV3TDBsQ1FTQnNZWFZ1WTJobGN5QlFjbTltWlhOemFXOXVZV3dnVjJWc2JHSmxhVzVuSUVOdmJXMXBjM05wYjI0Z0xTQjNaV0p6YVhSbExtcHdad3w5YjdhNmEyY2RhYWZhYjBkN2VlOWI2MWQ4ODk0NWEwMTgxYWQ3N2YzMjUyMzIxMGVlNTg1ZDAxYTdlMzM4MjM4" class="custom-banner-img articleBanner"> </div> </div> <a class="btn btn-md btn-primary mb-4" href="/Mental-wellbeing-in-the-legal-profession">Further information</a> <p>The <a href="https://www.ibanet.org/">International Bar Association</a> (IBA) has announced the creation of the <strong><a name="_Hlk126228099">Professional Wellbeing Commission</a></strong> – a new, permanent body within the IBA dedicated to improving the wellbeing of lawyers and legal professionals around the world. With the importance of the wellbeing of the legal community gaining greater recognition and the need for action also growing, this new initiative represents the IBA’s commitment to prioritising the welfare of its members, as well as that of the wider legal community.</p><p>The new Commission has several key objectives, including:</p> <ul class="include-chevron"><li>promoting the importance of wellbeing as a core issue and priority for the global legal community;</li><li>identifying, coordinating and organising various global stakeholders in changing or modifying the culture and mindset of the legal profession;</li><li>raising awareness of the challenges and stigma surrounding discussions of wellbeing, while keeping in mind the cultural differences needed when engaging with this issue;</li><li>highlighting the ways in which wellbeing issues, needs and responses vary between different demographic groups;</li><li>promoting and sharing policies and working practices that help to promote positive and sustainable wellbeing within the legal profession; and</li><li>making recommendations to change or modify the practical and regulatory environment of the legal profession at all levels, where possible.</li></ul><p>The Commission aims to achieve these objectives through a planned course of activity, particularly by bringing together representatives of organisations from different jurisdictions, sections of the IBA, and outside experts with an interest in advancing wellbeing in the global legal community; identifying issues and concerns that are common across jurisdictions and where collaboration will be beneficial, while also highlighting and acknowledging the need for targeted jurisdictional interventions, based on local attitudes and responses to these issues; helping to develop and disseminate the IBA Wellbeing Principles (see below); and contributing to the creation of a global portal of resources and best practice via the Commission’s website.</p><p></p><p>The <strong>Co-Chairs of the new Commission are Steven Richman and Deborah Enix-Ross</strong>, with tenures for two years. During this period, they will help coordinate the work of 15 commissioners, comprising an international team of IBA members and external experts, serving terms of between one and five years.</p><p></p> <p class="pl-5">In a joint statement, the Co-Chairs stated:<em> ‘The wellbeing challenges faced by the profession seem to be growing in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is vital that any response to this crisis is coordinated at a global level, and so we look forward to working with our commissioners, and dedicated IBA staff, to make a difference to lawyers and other legal professionals wherever they may be in the world. We are extremely excited by the opportunity to continue the great work of the IBA presidential wellbeing taskforce, initiated by a former IBA President, Horacio Bernardes Neto. Our hopes for the success of the Commission are high and we are honoured to be entrusted with its launch.’</em></p><p></p><p>As the work of the Commission develops, the role of bars and regulators and wellbeing in the judiciary will become key areas of focus, among others to be determined.</p><p></p><p>In 2019 the then-president of the IBA, Horacio Bernardes Neto, recognising the depth of the problem of wellbeing in the legal profession, established a presidential taskforce, the activities of which initially involved conducting two global wellbeing surveys: one for individuals, the other for institutions. There were responses from 124 countries: more than 3,000 responses to the survey for individuals, and 180 institutional responses. Survey results showed that:</p><ul class="include-chevron"><li>The wellbeing challenges faced by lawyers are similar across jurisdictions.</li><li>There is low awareness about wellbeing support and services that are available.</li><li>In some jurisdictions there is no wellbeing support. </li><li>Stigma is a major problem making it very difficult for practitioners and students to acknowledge they may have problems and seek help without worrying that it will damage their career or livelihoods.</li><li>There is a general lack of knowledge in the legal community about good practice to tackle these issues, and what that looks like. </li></ul><p></p><p>The results of the taskforce’s surveys were published in a 2021 IBA report, titled <em><strong><a href="https://www.ibanet.org/Mental-wellbeing-in-the-legal-profession">Mental Wellbeing in the Legal Profession: A Global Study</a></strong></em>. The report also contained a set of ten principles, as well as the recommendation to create a permanent body within the IBA to build on the principles: the IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission is the direct and tangible result of that commitment.</p><p></p><p>The <strong>IBA Wellbeing Principles </strong>are:</p><ol class="include-number"><li>Mental wellbeing matters.</li><li>Mental wellbeing is not weakness.</li><li>Raising awareness is fundamental.</li><li>A commitment to change, and regular continuing assessment, is needed.</li><li>Policies matter.</li><li>Maintain an open dialogue and communication.</li><li>Address systemic problems.</li><li>Recognise intersectionalities.</li><li>Share good practices.</li><li>Learn from others.</li></ol><p></p><p>The Commission’s resources will likely include research, tools and materials relating to legal education, including producing best international guidelines for legal education providers. To include law schools and institutions that coordinate and integrate wellbeing in their ongoing continuing learning education, curricula and the general business of wellbeing – including a focus on the role of both law firm leaders, and clients, particularly in terms of helping them to calibrate their expectations.</p><p>Further information about the Commission, its membership, structure, and in time, resources, can be found on the Commission’s <a href="https://www.ibanet.org/Mental-wellbeing-in-the-legal-profession">website</a> page. </p><p><strong>ENDS</strong></p><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="share"> <li> <a data-href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.ibanet.org/IBA-announces-launch-of-its-Professional-Wellbeing-Commission" target="_blank" class="fab fa-twitter"></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.ibanet.org/IBA-announces-launch-of-its-Professional-Wellbeing-Commission" target="_blank" class="fab fa-facebook-f"></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.ibanet.org/IBA-announces-launch-of-its-Professional-Wellbeing-Commission" target="_blank" class="fab fa-linkedin-in"></a> </li> </ul> </div></div></div> <div class="container"> <div class="yCmsContentSlot row"> <div class="yCmsComponent col-12 mb-0"> <div class="content"><p> <style type="text/css"> .similar-articles { display: none; } ol.include-number li ul li { counter-increment: none } ol.include-number li ul.include-chevron li::before { content:'-'; } ul.include-chevron li ul li::before { display: '-'; } </style> </p> <p><strong>Notes to the Editor</strong> </p> <ol class="include-number"> <li>Members of the<strong> IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission </strong>are (in alphabetical order):<br /><br />Co-Chairs:<br /><strong>Steven Richman</strong>; <em>Vice Chair, IBA Bar Issues Commission; Clark Hill, USA</em><br /><strong><a name="_Hlk126247913">Deborah Enix-Ross</a></strong>; <em>Debevoise & Plimpton, USA<br /></em><br />Commissioners:<br /><strong>Isibor Aigbe</strong>; <em>Nigeria</em><br /><strong>Bree Buchanen</strong>;<em> Institute for Well-Being in Law, USA</em><br /><strong>Adriana Castro</strong>; <em>Co-Chair, IBA Young Lawyers' Committee; BLP, Costa Rica</em><br /><strong>Jeff Davis</strong>; <em>Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Canada</em><br /><strong>Hanim Hamzah</strong>; <em>Council Member, IBA SPPI Council; KPMG Law, Singapore (Asia Pacific Head)</em><br /><strong>Emma Jones</strong>;<em> University of Sheffield, England</em><br /><strong>Tracy Kepler</strong>;<em> CNA Insurance, USA</em><br /><strong>Manel Asterias Luque</strong>;<em> Spain</em><br /><strong>Paul Mollerup</strong>;<em> Co-Chair, IBA Bar Executives Committee; Danske Advokater, Denmark</em><br /><strong>Antoinette Moriarty</strong>;<em> Law Society of Ireland, Ireland</em><br /><strong>Banke Olagbegi-Oloba</strong>; <em>Co-Vice Chair, IBA Academic and Professional Development Committee; Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria</em><br /><strong>Christopher Owen</strong>; <em>Member, IBA European Regional Forum Advisory Board; Penningtons Manches Cooper, England</em><br /><strong>Elizabeth Rimmer</strong>;<em> LawCare, England</em><br /><strong>Desi Vlahos</strong>; <em>Leo Cussen Centre for Law, Australia Izabela Zielinska-Barlozek; Member, IBA Real Estate Section Advisory Board; Wardynski & Partners, Poland</em></li><li> <p>Related items:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ibanet.org/New-IBA-report-sets-out-principles-for-dealing-with-mental-wellbeing-crisis-in-the-legal-profession">New IBA report sets out principles for dealing with mental wellbeing crisis in the legal profession</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ibanet.org/article/aef94ee7-38c9-49bd-aaa8-be1bbc2cf800">IBA embarks on first phase of global initiative on mental wellbeing in the legal profession</a></li></ul></li><li><p>The <a href="https://www.ibanet.org/"><strong>International Bar Association</strong></a> (IBA),<em> the global voice of the legal profession</em>, is the foremost organisation for international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. 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