COMMENTS January 2022
Tell us what you think via @statebaroftexas, tbj@texasbar.com, or P.O. Box 12487, Austin, TX 78711-2487. Letters addressed to the Texas Bar Journal may be edited for clarity and length and become the property of the magazine, which owns all rights to their use.
THE TEXAS BAR JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 2021
The authors of retirement articles in the
TBJ consistently referred to the importance of finding a hobby
or volunteer opportunity to stay active and engaged and to give back to
the community. I want to encourage retiring attorneys who always enjoyed
the practice of law but don’t want or need to continue a private
practice to volunteer their time to help small businesses. SCORE,
originally the Service Corps of Retired Executives, is an affiliate of
the Small Business Administration composed of businessmen and
businesswomen who volunteer their time to mentor budding entrepreneurs,
startups, and small businesses. SCORE is a nationwide organization with
chapters in all major cities. Attorneys who are SCORE mentors do not
represent the client businesses, negotiate or prepare documents, or give
legal opinions, since this is strictly a business counseling service.
Instead, we provide a valuable service to our clients by explaining the
legal process, simplifying legalese, and assisting with form filings
with the secretary of state and comptroller. Extra added benefits are
affiliating with other like-minded retirees, staying up to date in your
area of legal specialty, making the law understandable to lay persons,
growing the economy and jobs, improving the perception of lawyers in the
community, and knowing you are making a material difference in the lives
of these small business owners. Interested attorneys should check us out
at score.org/volunteer.
Rita Leader
Houston
