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
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CourtsFrom Sea To Shining Sea, Legal Professionals Behaving Badly
Fortunately, it is impossible to roll your eyes so far back in your head that they get stuck. -
Small Law FirmsCarewashing? It’s Not Carwashing.
Carewashing is a different form of whitewashing, a different form of sweeping unpleasant facts under the rug. 
SponsoredThomson Reuters' Claims Explorer: A Powerful Tool For Legal Claim Identification
Claims Explorer equips attorneys with powerful functionality to mitigate the risk of missed claims and enhance their strategic decision-making processes.-
Small Law FirmsBusiness Development For Women Lawyers
One of the complaints that women lawyers have had in terms of business development is how to develop that business, and nothing has changed in the intervening decades.
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CourtsTrials And Tribulations
An FYI for all reporters who ever get near a courthouse: Get some basic training in criminal procedure to avoid silly questions. -
In-House CounselLessons 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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Small Law FirmsThe Price Is Not Right
Regrettably, coming on down is the last thing on the California State Bar's mind. -
Small Law FirmsCheer Up! AI Can’t Do Everything …Yet.
What are some of the 'soft skills' essential to good lawyering? Being human is one of them. - Sponsored
Law Firm Business Development Is More Than Relationship Building
Look forward to client outreach with InterAction+™. -
Small Law FirmsThe 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 EthicsMean Guys
Will the clueless will ever understand that a conference is not a sex-themed Disneyland ticket? -
Law SchoolsRankings, 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. -
TechnologyAI, MJP, And UPL: Alphabet Soup For Lawyers?
Block billing used to be the teeth grinder. Now, it's AI. -
TechnologyAI And Ambiguity: Dueling Concepts?
The more complex the inquiry, the greater the tendency to hallucinate, at least for the AIs.
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Thomson Reuters' Claims Explorer: A Powerful Tool For Legal Claim Identification
Thomson Reuters' Claims Explorer: A Powerful Tool For Legal Claim Identification
Claims Explorer equips attorneys with powerful functionality to mitigate the risk of missed claims and enhance their strategic decision-making processes.
Sponsored
Law Firm Business Development Is More Than Relationship Building
Look forward to client outreach with InterAction+™.
Sponsored
Luxury, Lies, And A $10 Million Embezzlement
In a scandal that rocked the business community, a former high-profile executive was sentenced to prison, plus five years of supervised release and restitution.
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Tackling Deposition Anxiety: How AI Is Changing The Way Lawyers Do Depositions
Depo CoPilot is a cutting-edge technology laser-focused on helping you perform your very best at every deposition.
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Curbing Client And Talent Loss With Productivity Tech
Law firms must leverage technology to curb client attrition and talent loss, enhancing efficiency and aligning with evolving expectations for lasting success.
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CourtsTrials And Tribulations Of Girardi And Trump
Every reputationally challenged lawyer adds to the stain on the profession. -
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Continuing Tom Girardi Saga Drags Itself Into Yet Another New Year
A tale slightly older than time ... -
In-House CounselIn-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? -
BiglawJust Call Me Grinchjilla
The Grinch, The Marx Brothers, George Bailey, Tom Girardi. Making a list, checking it twice. -
BiglawCommon Sense Is Not That Common
From college presidents to lawyers to Lloyd Bridges characters, sometimes we all fail to read the room. -
CourtsIn-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. -
TechnologyThe 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.
