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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Courts
In-House Challenges And A Word Or Two On Sandra Day O'Connor
Before Ketanji Brown Jackson, Amy Coney Barrett, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg, there was the first, Sandra Day O’Connor. -
Technology
The New Mantra For Lawyers: Don’t Rely On AI
Remember when Dave Bowman couldn't get the HAL-9000 to open the pod bay doors? Yeah. - Sponsored
InterAction+ Brings Power Of CRM Software To Law Firms Of All Sizes
The only legal CRM with exclusive content from LexisNexis®. -
California
First Things First: Passing The Bar Exam
To do that? Law schools need to instill in students the ability to write clearly.
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Courts
Trials And Tribulations
To lose $1 billion may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose $2 billion looks like carelessness. The terms get progressively less sympathetic per each billion after that. -
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Legal Ethics
Does The 'Straight Face' Argument Still Exist?
Possessing a chutzpah-enhanced capacity to push the limits does not mean that a lawyer should use the aforementioned ability. -
In-House Counsel
To Embed Or Not?
Business people don’t understand ethical issues that lawyers labor under. The reality is that not every issue can be solved with a snap of the fingers. -
Law Schools
To JD Or Not JD ...
Among the good news this week, a woman won the Nobel in economics (and got a check for the same amount as the men did). - Sponsored
The Smartfirm Playbook - Thriving In Today’s Legal Landscape
Strategically using software and automation to boost efficiency and streamline operations, allowing for a laser-focus on practicing law. -
Biglaw
Timing Is Everything
Feinstein showed that women can do anything and everything that they want to do. -
Legal Ethics
Where’s The Money?
Collecting on that judgment after all avenues of appeal have been exhausted is a journey all its own. -
Biglaw
A Different Kind Of Player Draft
Younger lawyers are not just ATMs for senior partners, they are not just billable hours, but people who have lives outside of the law. -
Legal Ethics
What About A War On Incivility?
Our profession has become coarsened in how we treat each other. And we’re looking at lawyers and judges when we say this. -
Biglaw
Did Labor Day Make A Difference For The Legal Profession?
Times change, and the profession needs to be able to change with these times.
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The Smartfirm Playbook - Thriving In Today’s Legal Landscape
Strategically using software and automation to boost efficiency and streamline operations, allowing for a laser-focus on practicing law.
Sponsored
InterAction+ Brings Power Of CRM Software To Law Firms Of All Sizes
The only legal CRM with exclusive content from LexisNexis®.
Sponsored
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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How Generative AI Is Disrupting Law Firm Billing Practices
Amid legal landscape shifts, billing practices remain vital. With generative AI enabling faster, more efficient work, some law firms may adjust billing models accordingly.
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How to Achieve Quicker, More Valuable Case Settlements with Minimal Effort: A Guide for Personal Injury Lawyers
We’re pleased to share the “Top 5 Things Carriers Are Looking for in Demands” — a guide authored by a lawyer with deep experience on…
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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. -
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. -
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.