We need to rethink retirement. The common concept of retirement is loaded with negative implications. It suggests withdrawal from work and meaningful activity, and evokes images of doddering old people whose lives are marked by irrelevance, boredom or senility. It’s no wonder lawyers dread the prospect of retirement. Senior partners have spent decades as leaders, …
On April 21-22, I attended the Law Without Walls (LWOW) ConPosium at the University of Miami Law School. Hackathons are now common in law, but LWOW is not your typical hackathon. LWOW is a new and unique model of legal learning that unites students, faculty, law practitioners, and entrepreneurs from around the world “to accelerate innovation at the …