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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In-House Counsel
Lessons From The Movie 'Oppenheimer'
The scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer commanded respect by earning it and had a very different view of how people should work together across disciplines and not hierarchies. -
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Small Law Firms
The Price Is Not Right
Regrettably, coming on down is the last thing on the California State Bar's mind.
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Small Law Firms
Cheer Up! AI Can’t Do Everything …Yet.
What are some of the 'soft skills' essential to good lawyering? Being human is one of them. -
Small Law Firms
The Court Jexter, The Illich Principle, And When Old Becomes Too Old
Welcome to the thicket of ways in which legal professionals can overextend themselves (and how the Australians have come up with one way to curtail it). -
Legal Ethics
Mean Guys
Will the clueless will ever understand that a conference is not a sex-themed Disneyland ticket? -
Law Schools
Rankings, Shmankings: Has USNWR Law School List Ever Been Relevant?
Rankings? It’s not what you bring to the table when you enter law school, it’s the education you carry when you practice. -
Technology
AI, MJP, And UPL: Alphabet Soup For Lawyers?
Block billing used to be the teeth grinder. Now, it's AI. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Technology
AI And Ambiguity: Dueling Concepts?
The more complex the inquiry, the greater the tendency to hallucinate, at least for the AIs. -
Courts
Trials And Tribulations Of Girardi And Trump
Every reputationally challenged lawyer adds to the stain on the profession. -
Courts
Continuing Tom Girardi Saga Drags Itself Into Yet Another New Year
A tale slightly older than time ... -
In-House Counsel
In-House Resolutions For 2024? AI Predictions For 2024? Phooey!
No longer a haven for burned-out law firm lawyers, in-housers are burned out as well. Can AI help them stop feeling the burn? -
Biglaw
Just Call Me Grinchjilla
The Grinch, The Marx Brothers, George Bailey, Tom Girardi. Making a list, checking it twice.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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This AI-Powered Document Tool Will Meet You Where You Are
Lexis Create provides simple access to internal and external knowledge — directly within Microsoft Word.
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Biglaw
Common Sense Is Not That Common
From college presidents to lawyers to Lloyd Bridges characters, sometimes we all fail to read the room. -
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. -
California
First Things First: Passing The Bar Exam
To do that? Law schools need to instill in students the ability to write clearly. -
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.