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: 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.
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)
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)
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.
I’ll present a webinar on “Retirement by Design: Creating a Happy and Purposeful Future.”
I’ll be discussing this topic with members at the Gladstone CMO Roundtable in San Francisco.
The ABA Litigation Section’s Woman Advocate Committee has published
Her Story: The Resilient Woman Lawyer’s Guide to Conquering Obstacles. I was honored to contribute a chapter on “The Gift and Challenge of Longevity: Preparing for Long Careers Marked by Changes.”
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.
I’ll be presenting a webinar for the Smith College Alumnae Business Network where I’ll discuss a retirement planning framework, help you understand what is most important to you as well as what is holding you back, and explain how to generate and test ideas that could bring you the post-career life you dream of. We’ll also explore some of the special issues that women face when they retire.
Retirement by Design continues to be included in lists of “Must read” books about retirement. One example is the list of “16 Best Retirement Books to Read in 2023,” posted by Teambuilding.com.
Host Craig Williams and I discuss retirement as part of lawyers’ career life cycle on the Lawyer2Lawyer podcast. We cover many topics, including when to start thinking about retiring from law practice, steps lawyers can take to prepare for retirement, and life post-retirement.
The National Legal Mentoring Consortium has a new website. Check it out and become a member. And be sure to save the date for our next national conference, October 6-8, 2022 in Chicago!
If you’re attending the 2022 ALA Annual Conference in Kissimmee, FL, let’s get together! I’ll be speaking there on Creating Your Ideal Retirement.
I presented in the “Attorney Retirement and Cognitive Decline Webinar” sponsored by the West Virginia Judicial & Lawyer Assistance Program. You can watch this important program on YouTube and also on the West Virginia State Bar website. My session, on “Retirement by Design, Not Default,” starts around minute 1:02. The other presenters spoke about “The Neuropsychology of Cognitive Decline,” and “Preparing for Retirement & Addressing Cognitive Decline.”
I was delighted to participate in a program on “Preparing for Lift Off: Starting Your Personal Journey to Post-Practice Life,” sponsored by the Senior Lawyers Division of the ABA, National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), and others. We had a great discussion about many aspects of contemplating, planning, transitioning and living in retirement. You can watch the program here.