A 5-minute self-assessment

Work Experience Survey

A research-validated questionnaire about how you experience your work, developed at KU Leuven. Answer 33 short statements and see how your answers compare with clinical cut-off scores.

47.4%of U.S. lawyers screened positive for high burnout
15.6%met the threshold for severe burnout
27%have considered leaving the profession over burnout, stress or mental health

ABA / Krill Strategies, When Demands Equal Distress, Sept. 2026 (~37,000 licensed lawyers).

How this works

  • 33 statements about your work and how you've been feeling. Answer how often each one applies to you.
  • Your scores are compared with clinical cut-off values: the levels seen in people professionals assessed as having severe burnout.
  • You'll get a green, orange or red result, plus a breakdown of four core symptoms and related stress symptoms.
  • This is a self-assessment, not a diagnosis. Your answers stay on your device.

Part 1 of 2 · Your work

The following statements are related to your work situation and how you experience this situation. Please state how often each statement applies to you.

Part 2 of 2 · How you've been feeling

Please state how often each statement applies to you.

0 of 33 answered

This self-assessment measures burnout complaints. It is not a diagnosis, which requires an assessment by a trained professional. It also can't tell burnout apart from depression or anxiety, which share many symptoms. If your symptoms are heavy or persistent, talk with a doctor or therapist. If you're having thoughts of harming yourself, call or text 988 (U.S.) any time.

Questionnaire: Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT-23, work-related version, with secondary symptoms). Schaufeli, W. B., Desart, S., & De Witte, H. (2020). Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT): Development, validity, and reliability. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(24), 9495. Scoring and cut-off values: Schaufeli, De Witte & Desart, User Manual – Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT), Version 2.0, KU Leuven (Table 5, Flemish employees). Cut-off values are based on Belgian workers; U.S. values have not been published. burnoutassessmenttool.be

Lawyer statistics: Krill, P. R., & Anker, J. J. (2026). When demands equal distress: An updated understanding of lawyer mental health and well-being. Journal of Affective Disorders. ABA / Krill Strategies. That study measured burnout with a different questionnaire, the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, so its percentages can't be compared directly with your result here.