Trustee for LawCare

Organisation Overview 

LawCare is the mental health charity for the legal sector. 

• We offer free, confidential emotional support, peer support, and information for people working in legal sector in the UK, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.
• We advocate for improvements in mental health practices within legal workplaces and actively lead cultural transformation through education, training, and research.
• We collaborate with legal educators, regulators, professional bodies, special interest groups, and legal practices to address the growing body of research that shows how accepted working practices and culture in law undermine mental health.
• We’ve been supporting people working in the legal sector for over 25 years.

Role Details 

Do you want to make a difference to the mental health of the legal community? 

We are recruiting four new trustees to strengthen our board and develop our work in supporting and promoting mental health in the legal community and improving the culture in law.  It is an exciting time to join the LawCare board, as we have just launched our Life in the Law 2025 report, deepening the understanding the culture and practice of law and how this impacts mental health. The board will be developing our new strategy to take the recommendations of the report forward.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for Trustees from across the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man; from all branches of the legal sector and a range of roles, both legal and support; with the time and energy to devote to LawCare. A strong commitment to the value of mental health and a healthy workplace culture is essential. You will play a vital role in providing leadership, scrutiny and support to ensure delivery of our mission. We are particularly interested in hearing from people with skills and experience in at least one of the following areas:

• Income generation
• Legal education, practice and regulation
• Management and supervision in the workplace
• Issues that affect the mental health and wellbeing of people in the legal sector
• Social mobility, inclusion and diversity
• Risk Management
• Perspectives of the users of LawCare’s support
• Legal practice at the Bar

However, we are keen to hear from anyone who has the skills and expertise to take on this role and would like to work with us to drive change in legal education, practice and regulation to create a mentally healthy legal community.

Time commitment:  Board meetings are held four times a year during normal office hours and last for approximately three and half hours. Occasionally one meeting will be allotted to strategic planning and can last a whole day. 

Attendance: Meetings may be held over zoom or in person in London. They may occasionally take place in other locations. Trustees can claim out of pocket expenses incurred in travelling to meetings or on other LawCare business. Trustees are invited to LawCare events. 

To apply for this position, visit Vacancies - LawCare and send a completed application form to admin@lawcare.org.uk