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Two Books

Before you take off for the holidays, I want to let you know that from now until January 3rd, Attorney at Work is offering 20% off the price of all the books they publish, including both the paper and digital versions of Sponsoring Women: What Men Need to Know. You can view and order the books here.

Also, my new book, Retirement by Design, is set for publication on February 4! I’ll send you more information about the book next month, but you can get a brief preview and pre-order copies here.

Wishing you joyful holidays and all the best in the new year!

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News and Resources

I have some exciting news and resources to share with you. Mentoring and sponsorship remain a major focus of my practice, especially as a process to promote diversity and inclusion, career advancement, and professional growth and development. But I have expanded my focus to help individuals define and design the retirement they want, and to help firms improve their partner succession and retirement processes. In connection with this work, I have been producing various programs and resources, including a new book, Retirement by Design, that will be published early next year and is described in more detail below.

I also want to share several webinars, videos and podcasts about retirement, mentoring and sponsorship, as well as a “lesson” that appeared in a recently published book. They are described, and links are provided, below. I hope you find them useful.

If I can be of help to you as a retirement coach; if you are looking for a speaker on retirement issues, mentoring or sponsorship; or if you would like to learn more about my consulting services in any of these areas, please get in touch with me.

New Book: Retirement by Design

The old notion of retirement as a retreat and disengagement is obsolete. People are living longer, healthier lives, and they are staying active and productive for decades past the standard “retirement age” of 62. That particular age was chosen for policy reasons when Social Security was enacted (originally the age was…

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Mentoring to Support Diversity and Inclusiveness

Video recordings of the presentations from the 2018 National Legal Mentoring Consortium, including my presentation on Mentoring to Support Diversity and Inclusiveness with Kori Carew and Mark Palmer, are available to the public. You can watch our presentation here.

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Current News

How to Transition from Law: Retirement Insights and Strategies

Yasmin Nguyen and Kathleen Mundy, hosts of The Real Retirement Show, invited me to join them in a conversation about lawyers, law firms and retirement. You can watch that conversation here.

National Legal Mentoring Conference

The National Legal Mentoring Consortium‘s virtual conference is Thursday, October 24, 2024. This important conference will address mentoring and apprenticeships as an alternative to the bar exam, the intersection of mentoring and AI, civility, and technology. Registration, agenda and additional information can be found here.

Aging Solo

Aging Solo: Empowering Women for a Fulfilling Future. August 22, 2024, Nancy Combs, Judith Droz Keyes and I discussed one of the fastest growing demographic groups in the US: women over 50 who are aging solo. Sponsored by the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) Women Revolutionizing Retirement Affinity Group. You can watch the program here, but will need a password, which I will be happy to send you. Contact me.

The Path Forward: Framing a Roadmap for Retirement

This engaging program discussed how to transition from law practice to an enriching post practice life. I spoke, together with Lisa Horowitz and Karen Morris. Sponsored by the ABA-SLD Women of Excellence Committee. Watch it here. (ABA membership may be required)

Retirement Roadmap: Insights for In-House Counsel Preparing to Take Flight

I was honored to speak in this program, hosted by Seyfarth and moderated by Lisa Damon. Together with Jackie Belcastro and Bill Lipsman, I offered essential insights every in-house counsel should grasp before retiring to ensure a seamless transition and a rewarding post-retirement journey. This program was sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel and can be viewed here.  (ACC membership required)

NALP 2024 Annual Education Conference

I’ll join Kari Jensen Thomas and Marcia Pennington Shannon on a panel discussing “Retired Partners: Easing the Retirement Process and Engagement in Alumni Programs” at this year's NALP Annual Education Conference in Boston. 


New York City Bar Association

I’ll present a webinar on “Retirement by Design: Creating a Happy and Purposeful Future.”

Retirement and Succession: Resolving Challenges, Maximizing Opportunities

I'll be discussing this topic with members at the Gladstone CMO Roundtable in San Francisco.

Article on Retirement and Succession Planning

Sharon Meit Abrahams wrote an excellent article, “Start 2024 By Considering the Synergy Between Retirement and Succession, Planning,” for Law.com. She interviewed me for the article and I'm pleased that she included several quotes of my comments.