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 [email protected].

Posts by Jill Switzer

Holidays and Seasons

Holiday Parties: Yay Or Nay?

What could possibly go wrong?

Courts

The Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Trot: Who’s The Biggest Turkey?

Remember, if you screw up and get caught, your goose is cooked.

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Why Your Practice Is Burning Money And How You Can Do Better

Our expert panel explores common sources of profit leakage along with practical steps for improvement.

Biglaw

Does Our Profession Have A Gender?

This is not a trick question.

In-House Counsel

If AI Isn’t Perfect, Should Lawyers Be?

Being a perfectionist is the bugaboo of every lawyer.

Technology

Here’s One Thing I Like About AI

If AI can help explain a lawyer’s responsibilities to clients in terms that are easy to understand, then I am all for it.

Technology

When Will AI Be Your Opposing Counsel?

My mind explodes with all the possibilities of AI as lawyers.

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Technology

Lowering Of The Bar?

We are all knowledge workers, but for how much longer?

Courts

Do You REALLY Want To Be A Judge?

It’s not an idle question, given the ever-increasing attacks (verbal, threatened physical, and real physical).

Technology

Gimme An ‘A’! Gimme An ‘I’! What Does That Spell?

Hopefully, AI will never replace the most important parts of lawyering.

Biglaw

The Bar Exam, The Biter, And Borderless Acts Of Kindness

Some weeks are stranger than others.

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How Filevine’s New DraftAI Cuts Out Hours Of Writing Work

Now it transforms your document creation with natural language prompts.

Small Law Firms

Red, White, And Definitely Blue

While some may celebrate, others will mourn.

California

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There’s An Epidemic Of ‘What Were They Thinking?’

And HHS is not even involved.

Government

Doing The Right Thing Is Doing The Right Thing (With Apologies To Spike Lee)

Aah, blowback. Sweet, sweet blowback.

Courts

Have You Heard The One About …?

Taking a breather from the daily doses of drama and trauma that constitute life these days, here are several lawyer snafus.

Government

Does Our Oath Have A Statute Of Limitations?

And, for a second scoop of unhappiness, the California State Bar rears its ugly head. Again.