Workshop 3B - The Human Side of Benefits: Rethinking How Law Firms Support Health, Performance, and Wellbeing
Thu, Sep 24, 2026
2:45 PM
- 3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Roger Thorpe
Location:
Webster C
In law firms, where high-performing professionals often work through stress, delayed care, or avoid seeking support altogether, the gap between what is offered and what is actually experienced can create hidden risk—impacting productivity, retention, and long-term cost.
This workshop invites HR and Operations leaders to reframe benefits as more than a set of reimbursements. Instead, it explores how leading firms are treating benefits and wellness as part of a broader strategy to support employee health, strengthen culture, and improve organizational performance.
Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of:
- Why benefits plans often fall short, even when well-designed
- The real drivers behind rising cost, burnout, and absence
- How employee behaviour, access to care, and workplace culture shape outcomes
- The key factors that determine whether a benefits strategy truly works
- What high-performing law firms are doing differently to support their people
By placing people at the centre of the benefits conversation, this session creates space for better questions about purpose, trust, and accountability—and what it takes to move from managing cost to achieving real outcomes.