Legal mental health charity LawCare has reported a record high in the number of people it has supported – more than half of them solicitors.

In its Impact Report 2025, LawCare reveals it had supported 753 people last year – more than in any previous year including during the pandemic in 2020. The organisation's online chat helped 140 people, 13% more than the previous year.

Of those who contacted LawCare for support, 42% were solicitors in private practice, 13% were trainees and 9% in-house solicitors. The charity said paralegals made up 9% of the people it supported while 7% were barristers or pupil barristers.

The majority of calls (70%) were made by women.  The most common issues that people contacted LawCare over were stress (41%), career concerns (39%) and anxiety (34%).

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Calls averaged 28 minutes in length; online chats took 43 minutes. In 2025, the report said, LawCare volunteers spent 275 hours on the phone with callers and 95 hours on online chat. Peer supporters, 82 volunteers who offer support and mentoring, provided 73 people with ongoing support in 2025.

In the report’s foreword, LawCare chief executive Elizabeth Rimmer said support volunteers ‘are crucial to our ability to make a difference’ adding: ‘What sets us apart is our helpline. It is confidential, free to access and directly available.’

‘The need for trusted, accessible and sector-specific support has never been greater. LawCare exists to meet this need, and our 2025 impact report demonstrates how our organisation makes a meaningful difference to the lives of people across the legal sector.’