Jill Switzer
Jill Switzer has been an active member of the State Bar of California for 40 years. She remembers practicing law in a kinder, gentler time. She’s had a diverse legal career, including stints as a deputy district attorney, a solo practice, and several senior in-house gigs. She now mediates full-time, which gives her the opportunity to see dinosaurs, millennials, and those in-between interact — it’s not always civil. You can reach her by email at oldladylawyer@gmail.com.
Posts by Jill Switzer
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Biglaw, Law Schools
Women Underrepresented In Leadership Positions, Overrepresented In Law School Debt
It doesn’t take a genius to figure that it will still take decades for women lawyers to reach income parity while continuing to pay down law school debt. -
Biglaw
Legacies, Unions, And Omnipresent AI. And A Dollop Of Girardi.
Much like the horizon, the end of the tale of Tom Girardi continues to recede as we approach it. - Sponsored
Clio Users: New Ways To Add Value To Your Practice!
Want to quickly and easily identify the products that work well with Clio? Read on. -
Legal Ethics
A Possible End To Incivility? Even On Social Media?
Don't worry. Either way, there will still be plenty of incivility in every single other aspect of your daily life.
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Biglaw
Strikes, Suitemates, And Stuffing A Sock In It
As lawyers, we know, all too well, that no one gets their full wish list satisfied when, inevitably, an agreement is reached. -
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Biglaw
Make That Two Fine Messes
Questions, questions, questions, and I have no answers, answers, answers. -
Legal Ethics
And What Keeps You Up At Night?
Cringe? Just consider it the gift that keeps on giving, years or decades after you though you'd buried the trauma. -
Government
The California Bar Dishonor Roll
Unlike in Las Vegas, what happens in California, doesn't stay in California. - Sponsored
The Digital Transformation Imperative
Private funds’ in-house and external legal teams are stretched thin by growing legal demands. Firms need digital transformation to thrive. -
Biglaw
Goodbye To All That
Our profession is not the only one wrestling with the issue of when the younger people can take control. -
Legal Ethics
It’s Never Dull In California
A question we'll never tire of asking: 'What were they thinking?' -
Legal Ethics
FUBAR (Also Known As 'What Were They Thinking?')
Does ChatGPT dream of electric chutzpah? -
Legal Ethics
'What Were They Thinking?' Is A Rhetorical Question
Why are attorneys so willing to throw their reputations and their careers overboard? -
Biglaw
Is Hustle Worth It In A Legal World That Now Looks Like 2009?
It’s in our DNA as lawyers. But is that hustle gene always a good thing?
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Sponsored
The Digital Transformation Imperative
Private funds’ in-house and external legal teams are stretched thin by growing legal demands. Firms need digital transformation to thrive.
Sponsored
Clio Users: New Ways To Add Value To Your Practice!
Want to quickly and easily identify the products that work well with Clio? Read on.
Sponsored
Survey Results: A Perspective On The Private Markets
Ontra surveyed over 400 private markets professionals about what to expect this year and their legal process pain points.
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Documenting Secured Transactions: A New Guide For Practitioners
A newly updated PLI treatise provides both the legal framework and practical guidance on documenting secured transactions, including important details about 2022 amendments to the UCC.
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LawPay Pro Offers Upgraded Time And Billing Essentials
AffiniPay’s latest product for the legal community, introduced earlier this year, presents a simple web-based solution for attorneys seeking seamless firm cash flow.
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Biglaw
The All-You-Can-Eat Frustration Buffet Special
Go on, indulge. Ron DeSantis, AI, incivility. Fill up and go back for seconds. -
Government
M ... I ... C ... See You Real Soon In Court
K ... E ... Y ... Why? Because our lawyers like to win. -
In-House Counsel
Tucker Carlson And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Texts
Tuck, it turns out, was not everlasting. -
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Biglaw
Is This Déjà Vu All Over Again?
One of the suckiest things about being an adult is having to look for work. -
Technology
Shall We Chat About ChatGPT And AI?
Is it time to freak out about these new technologies? -
Courts
Overlooked, Underestimated, And Interrupted No More
Few of these women jurists came from privilege; many came from poverty. None of these women had anything given to them.