Your success as a lawyer is inversely proportional to your mental health, in particular, substance abuse, depression and anxiety. This profession has a personal cost. Law students need to be aware of this.

Recently, the Honourable Justice Clement Gascon of the Supreme Court of Canada addressed his momentary absence from work on May 8th, 2019. For over twenty years, I have been dealing with a sometimes insidious illness: depression and anxiety disorders

Source: In Praise of The Honourable Justice Clement Gascon – Slaw