Trauma-informed practice: better for clients, better for lawyers, better for business

LawCare and Trauma Informed Law hosted a conversation with leading voices across law and mediation, exploring what trauma-informed practice really means, and why it’s an essential competency across the legal sector. This cross-jurisdictional panel shared practical insights and personal reflections from professionals at the forefront of change.

Our panel included Barbara Mills KC, Raheena Lalani Dahya and Iain Smith and the webinar was hosted by Camilla Wells and Rebecca Norris, co-founders of Trauma Informed Law.

Three key messages really stood out:

1. Acknowledging our humanity: As lawyers, we bring human responses to our work - just as our clients, witnesses, and decision-makers do. These responses affect our wellbeing, our relationships, the way we approach cases, the evidence itself, and ultimately the integrity of the justice system. If we recognise this, then how can we ignore it (especially when those emotional responses are often heightened by the nature of our work)?
2. Momentum and responsibility: The shift toward trauma-informed practice is growing. This isn’t a niche concern; it’s a core competency and an essential evolution of our sector. We all share responsibility in shaping that change.
3. The business case: It’s in the title of the webinar, and it matters. Everything we’ve heard today shows that trauma-informed practice is better for professionals, better for clients - and how can something that improves both not also be better for business?

Want to know more? Camilla and Rebecca will be writing our August LinkedIn newsletter.

Please note this this webinar was not recorded. 

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