Retirement

Career

The Right Time to Retire: How Do You Know?

Ida O. Abbott

These 12 questions can help you determine your mental and physical readiness to sunset your legal career.

Lawyer Wellness

Ethical Issues as You Age or Plan for Retirement

Ted A. Waggoner

Whether you plan or don’t plan for retirement, your decision will trigger ethical issues. “I’m not going to retire!” may be an honest statement, but it also tells perceptive clients the lawyer isn’t fully capable of competently helping them.

Career

Careers—Turning Your Hobby into Your Job B

By Cheryl Rich Heisler

Article | Explore the ways in which lawyers can chase down opportunities in personally meaningful industries while still making money.

Career

Reimagine Retirement

By Kathleen Brady

Article | Retirement demands a new way of thinking about and measuring personal success beyond the money-power-status paradigm. How can firms mitigate the potential negative aspects of more than a third of their partners approaching this new stage of life?

Career

Is It Time to Help Someone Retire?

Scott R. Mote

Act with compassion when you have concerns about colleagues—but act. Create a plan with kindness and empathy in accordance with the Model Rules.

Career

Transitions

By Kathleen Brady

Article | Arm yourself with the tools to successfully navigate changes in your career – whether voluntary or not.

New Attorneys

Mediation

Presented by Michael Aurit and Alyson M. Carrel

Video | Attorneys and judges typically become mediators as a 2nd or even 3rd career. However, there are a growing number of individuals who choose to pursue dispute resolution as their 1st career, straight out of law school or shortly thereafter. Explore strategies into this unique career path.

How to Become a Freelance Lawyer: Rates, Contracts, Legal Ethics and More

Presented by Erin Clary Giglia

Video | If you’re looking for flexibility in the hours you work, consider becoming a freelance or contract attorney. Tune in to learn how.