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

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.

Sponsored Content, Biglaw

What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms

How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.

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.

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.

Sponsored Content

Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short

As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.

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.

Technology

Is This The Year For Critical Ignoring?

The effects of social media have led to unhappy consequences, intended and unintended.

Sponsored Content

How Checkbox’s ‘Legal Front Door’ Can Transform Your Workflow

Leveraging agentic AI to triage, prioritize, and automate the law department inbox.

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.

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.