Old Lady Lawyer: 21st Century Consciousness Raising
Millennials are just trying to do what we have been able to do with much less worry about debt service and technology encroachment.
Old Lady Lawyer: What A Law Degree Is Not
How did our profession become so nasty and uncivil in so many fundamental ways?
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Old Lady Lawyer: Does The Job Make You A Lawyer?
Just as clothes don’t make the man or woman, not having a job or being between jobs doesn’t make you any less a lawyer.
Old Lady Lawyer: One Dinosaur’s Point Of View On Millennials
One lawyer marvels at the "stupefying ignorance and arrogance of new lawyers."
Old Lady Lawyer: Is There A Farewell Victory Lap For Lawyers?
When lawyers decide to leave the business, whether voluntarily or not, what will they do?
Old Lady Lawyer: What Should Be A Dinosaur’s Legacy?
Okay, dinosaurs, time for a little self-reflection.
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
I Want To Put A Baby In You: Grandma’s Pregnant
Should legal limits be placed on the use of assisted reproductive technology by older individuals and couples?
Old Lady Lawyer: What Do Millennials Want?
Perhaps the problem with millennial lawyers is that we've never bothered to understand millennial lawyers?
Old Lady Lawyer: The Battle For Diversity Goes On
In their own quiet, unflashy but effective ways, these people helped move the discussion forward about diversity and inclusion in the profession.
Old Lady Lawyer: We Learn By Doing, Not Just By Watching
A shout out to judicial officers who understand the importance of training the next generation of lawyers.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Old Lady Lawyer: Would It Hurt To Help?
The news isn't good for lawyers: as many as one out of every three of us is a problem drinker, and one out of every four of us has some form of depression, stress, or anxiety.
Old Lady Lawyer: How Much Should Lawyers Fear The Future?
A new study should strike fear into the hearts of newbie lawyers as well as all lawyers, even the dinosaur ones.
Old Lady Lawyer: We Haven’t Left The Building Yet
Ten advantages to hiring older lawyers.
Old Lady Lawyer: Spotlight On ‘Spotlight’
Unintentionally, the movie Spotlight turns the spotlight on lawyer ethics.
Old Lady Lawyer: The Power of Fiction
Harper Lee was a luminary in the legal world, even though she was not a lawyer.