Having the Right Attitude for the Future 2026
Co-produced with the Senior Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Wisconsin
Legacy, not limbo
You don’t need a specific retirement date on the calendar to start thinking about what's next. Maybe you’ve considered taking fewer cases, handing off long-time clients, or stepping away from practice entirely, but you don’t want loose ends, awkward conversations, or a lost sense of self driving your decision. How can you choose a path that protects clients, honors the work you’ve done, and keeps you connected to the work, the people, and the profession?
Your discovery phase
Having the Right Attitude for the Future is built for experienced lawyers exploring their next steps. You’ll begin with an assessment of the three most common options: maintaining your current pace, transitioning to a smaller footprint, or gradually winding down your career.
Co-produced with the Senior Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Wisconsin
Legacy, not limbo
You don’t need a specific retirement date on the calendar to start thinking about what's next. Maybe you’ve considered taking fewer cases, handing off long-time clients, or stepping away from practice entirely, but you don’t want loose ends, awkward conversations, or a lost sense of self driving your decision. How can you choose a path that protects clients, honors the work you’ve done, and keeps you connected to the work, the people, and the profession?
Your discovery phase
Having the Right Attitude for the Future is built for experienced lawyers exploring their next steps. You’ll begin with an assessment of the three most common options: maintaining your current pace, transitioning to a smaller footprint, or gradually winding down your career.
Learn how to:
- Transition client matters to other lawyers, including tips on timing, communication, and continuity planning
- Address the emotional aspects of stepping back, such as identity, self-esteem, and the “who am I if I’m not practicing full-time every day?” question
- Manage the uncertainty that can surface during a wind-down, even when the decision is right
- Turn years of experience into impact through mentorship, limited-scope work, and knowledge-sharing roles that fit your schedule and priorities
- Keep learning and contributing while redefining what “being a lawyer” looks like in your next chapter
After everything you’ve invested in your career, the next chapter should feel like a reward. Having the Right Attitude for the Future gives you the tools, perspective, and guidance to make it happen.
Product details
- Gain clarity on your professional path by exploring practical and personal considerations involved in continuing, reducing, or concluding a practice
- Understand alternative paths for staying engaged in the profession, including limited-scope practice, mentorship, consulting, or other roles that leverage your expertise
- Learn strategies for transitioning your practice responsibly, ensuring continuity for clients while recalibrating your workload
- Build confidence by separating your value from your current workload
- Discover meaningful opportunities to use your legal skills in different ways
- Leave with language and approaches you can use in conversations with clients, colleagues, and family
- Senior lawyers
- Attorneys thinking about retirement but not prepared to step down entirely
- Attorneys looking for ways to stay involved in the profession on their own terms
- Attorneys transitioning away from practice
SLD members attend free!
Senior Lawyers Division members can attend the live webcast of this program at no cost!*
*The SLD discount does not apply to webcast replays or the CLE OnDemand version of this program. SLD members must be logged in to view discounted price and to register.