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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the person who said he needs to get a job at McDonalds it is very hard for seniors to get jobs. My 64 year old, ex-lawyer mother applied at craft stores, book stores, etc. and never got any call backs. [/quote]

Why can't she just keep being a lawyer at 64?  Plenty of lawyers at that age who are not retired and don't have to look for jobs at craft stores.[/quote]

She is smarter than most lawyers and (like me) retired to get out (at 58 in my case).  :wink: [/quote]

Another possibility for the 64-year old, ex-lawyer mother.  Look into non-profits.  They often have legal positions that they need to fill, but they can't afford good legal help.  She may still be able to work part-time for a non-profit as a lawyer and make much better money than McDonald's or Walmart, and still use her legal expertise.  I know two acquaintances who did this after retirement, they worked with non-profits.  Win-win for all around as they were much less expensive than younger lawyers, they were still barred and they could work part-time as needed to augment their retirement income.  The only caveat about my two acquaintances is that both of them had some relationship with the non-profits that they worked for prior to retirement (one had done some pro-bono work for the one non-profit during the work career and the other had been a long-time volunteer with the organization before retirement).  But it can't hurt to look into it as an option if she needs or wants some work or extra income.  Especially in the DC area there are hundreds of non-profits, many of whom can use, but can't afford legal help.[/quote]

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