The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by the year 2020, 25.6 percent of the United States’ work force will be age 55 and older. Because of the nature of the practice of law and the progression of one’s career, law has traditionally been one of the fields with a higher concentration of what are considered “older” workers.
For a variety of reasons, many attorneys now are choosing to delay retirement, or even choosing not to retire at all. Others work until they are ready to quit and then do. And, unfortunately, there are those who, due to death, incapacity, or other reasons, leave the practice of law without warning.
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