{"id":9585,"date":"2008-07-07T18:30:34","date_gmt":"2008-07-07T23:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/07\/07\/tcl-asks-whats-your-exit-strategy\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:24","slug":"tcl-asks-whats-your-exit-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/07\/07\/tcl-asks-whats-your-exit-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>TCL<\/i> asks lawyers &#8220;what&#8217;s your exit strategy?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2008\/07\/exit.jpg\" \/>  <strong><em>T<\/em><\/strong>he brand new July\/August 2008 issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/\"><em>The Complete Lawyer<\/em><\/a> (Vol. 4, No. 4) focuses on Exit Strategies for lawyers &#8212; whether it&#8217;s retiring from the workplace or finding careers outside the legal profession. (via Diane Levin <a href=\"http:\/\/mediationchannel.com\/2008\/07\/07\/latest-issue-of-the-complete-lawyer-and-the-adr-column-human-factor-now-available\/\">at <em>The Mediation Channel<\/em><\/a>)  The <em>f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang has been nagging lawyers for years to prepare for a graceful exit from the profession &#8212; especially in our mega-post &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2007\/03\/20\/the-graying-bar-lets-not-forget-the-ethics\/\">the Graying Bar: let&#8217;s not forget the ethics<\/a>&#8221; (March 20, 2007), where we stressed the ethical obligation to leave before the infirmities of age harm your clients, and the related need to make financial choices that will permit a timely retirement.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2007\/09\/tcllogon.jpg\" height=\"16\" width=\"147\" \/>     <em>TCL<\/em>&#8216;s Editor\/Publisher Don Hutcheson has again loaded his e-magazine with a bounty of useful articles and columns on the Focus topic, by a diverse group of experts, plus more pieces from regular contributors such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MyShingle.com\/\">Carolyn Elefant<\/a> (re solos and small firms), and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9488&amp;rmode=full\">ADR &#8220;human factor&#8221; all-stars<\/a>,   Stephanie West Allen, Victoria Pynchon, Gini Nelson, and Diane Levin, who tell us in this issue &#8220;what we have learned from mediation and negotiation that can have broad application in your life and work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Besides additional targeted material that can be found in 24 local editions of <em>TCL<\/em> (which can be accessed from the magazine&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/index.php?pubid=231\">home page<\/a>), you&#8217;ll find the following articles (and more) on Lawyer Exit Strategies in the National Edition of <em>The Complete Lawyer<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9482&amp;rmode=full\">Retirement Readiness: Seven Proven Transition Scenarios<\/a>&#8221; Overcome partnership issues, contractual barriers and psychological hurdles when you design your future. By Shawn McNalis<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9510&amp;rmode=full\">Through the Looking Glass: Why Many of Your Retirement Assumptions Are Wrong<\/a>&#8221; Making some hard calculations today will secure a financially sound retirement\u2014and that\u2019s not a fantasy. By Robert Hockett<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9484&amp;rmode=full\">Get Ready To Get Ready For Retirement<\/a>&#8221; Facing the financial challenges of retirement can pay off in emotional and physical security for the rest of our lives. By Richard M. Weber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2008\/05\/tcllogog.jpg\" height=\"23\" width=\"204\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9463&amp;rmode=full\">Don&#8217;t Retire! Renew And Reshape Your Life Instead<\/a>&#8221; You have the capacity to write your life\u2019s \u201cnext chapter.\u201d By James Frasier<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9464&amp;rmode=print\">Don&#8217;t &#8216;Die At Your Desk&#8217;<\/a>&#8221; Become proactive about succession planning. By Stephen P. Gallagher<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9509&amp;rmode=full\">Don\u2019t Neglect Your Reputation When Leaving A Firm<\/a>&#8221; Maintain relationships and protect your rights. By Carolyn Elefant<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9495&amp;rmode=full\">Self-Assess Before Deciding To Leave The Law<\/a>&#8221; Five questions and exercises will reveal key information about you: why your current job is not a good fit, and what you need to have in your next career to be happy. By Anne Whitaker<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9499&amp;rmode=full\">The New Exit Strategy for Today\u2019s Lawyers: Manage Your Own Career<\/a>&#8221; Determine your currency and actively manage your career to achieve success in an increasingly uncertain legal environment. By Arnie Herz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>In addition, Dave Polstra&#8217;s <em>Financial Matters<\/em> column contributes &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9466&amp;rmode=full\">Small Financial Decisions Cast Big Shadows<\/a>,&#8221; which explains how to avoid the debt trap and enjoy financial freedom in your retirement.  And <em>The Graying of Lawyers<\/em> column by Mickey Batsell explains why &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9471&amp;rmode=full\">Experienced Attorneys Enjoy Advantages In the Job Market<\/a>.&#8221; Plus, Monica Parker, J.D. of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leavingthelaw.com\/\">Leaving the Law.com<\/a>, gives you Seven Reasons to Stop Being a Lawyer in her piece, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume4\/issue4\/article.php?ppaid=9477&amp;rmode=full\">Before You Choose Your Exit Strategy, Choose to Exit<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For related articles, take a look at <em>TCL<\/em>&#8216;s issue of a year ago (Vol. 3, No. 4), which focused on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecompletelawyer.com\/volume3\/issue4\/index.php\">The Graying of the Bar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>retirement options<br \/>\nfirst ice<br \/>\nrims the campus pond<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>windowless office <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2007\/06\/ExitSignArrow.jpg\" alt=\"ExitSignArrow\" height=\"35\" width=\"60\" \/><br \/>\na fly buzzes against<br \/>\nmy glasses<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In one year<br \/>\nwork life ends\u2014drizzle<br \/>\nwith the rainbow<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p> &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. by <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/george-swede-archive-part-ii\/\">George Swede<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;retirement options&#8221; &amp; &#8220;in one year&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theheronsnest.com\/haiku\/0505j1022\/thn_issue.h4.html#POEM3\"><em>The Heron&#8217;s Nest<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;windowless office&#8221; &#8211; <em>Almost Unseen<\/em> (Brooks Books, 2000)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brand new July\/August 2008 issue of The Complete Lawyer (Vol. 4, No. 4) focuses on Exit Strategies for lawyers &#8212; whether it&#8217;s retiring from the workplace or finding careers outside the legal profession. 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