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

Government

Neuroscience For Lawyers, A Texas Two-Step, And Rinse And Repeat In DC

Some lawyers don’t know how to spell collegial, let alone act that way.

Law Schools

Bar Exam FUBARs Are Still Out There

If only NCBE would live up to the mission statement it sets forth on its website in capital letters.

Sponsored Content

Managing Partners are Navigating the AI Inflection Point.

New executive research from Ari Kaplan explores how law firm leaders are responding to changing client expectations, evolving economics, talent transformation, and AI governance.

Law Schools

Hell Week Is Coming

Everyone who has passed the bar, whatever the year, has horror stories about the exam.

Government

On The Other Side Of The 4th

Legal and ethical issues abound after 250 years.

Biglaw

Random Neural Firings And Cage Fighting On The South Lawn

The mind boggles at what could possibly be next.

Biglaw

Now Is Not The Time

This new generation of lawyers needs all the intellectual firepower and commitment to the rule of law that it can muster.

Sponsored Content

Why Experience Still Matters In An AI-Driven Legal Industry

A conversation with Trustpoint.One CEO Christopher Gallagher.

Government

My Big Fat President’s Big Fat Misappropriation

Hopefully, there will be a lot of taxpayer lawsuits ahead.

In-House Counsel

When You Know It’s Time To Go

Disappearing from public view in the practice for whatever reason doesn’t mean failure. It means freedom.

Health / Wellness

Sex, Drugs, And Social Media Addiction

Social media addiction, at least at the trial court level in California, is real.

Biglaw

Work-Life Balance Is Precious; So Is The Rule Of Law

Today, many lawyers no longer choose to work all hours at the bidding of some senior associates or partner.

Sponsored Content

From ‘Vendor’ To ‘Partner’: How LexisNexis Is Deepening Law Firm Relationships

The company is emphasizing ‘white glove service’ in the AI era. Here’s what the initiative is delivering for clients.

Legal Ethics

The Laws Of Unintended Consequences

That's the signpost up ahead. Your next stop, the Girardi Zone.

Technology

Bot’s Not Nice

Exhausted, overwhelmed, and frustrated is the new bewitched, bothered, and bewildered.

Technology

Gimme An ‘A’! Gimme An ‘I’!

Signs point to: Panicking about our demise is premature. For now.

Government

A Song Of ICE And Firing

Good news! The Trump-DOJ is hiring.

Courts

The Bigger They Are The More Column Inches They Get

Remember the maxim: Don't do anything you don't want to see on the front page.