When long-term staff members leave a legal aid program, by retiring or for other reasons, how do we replace their skill, talent and commitment, whether they are our senior advocates, senior managers or executive directors? Transitions are pivotal moments in which programs can significantly build or lose capacity. With the boomer generation retiring in increasing numbers during the next two to ten years, in the for-profit, nonprofit and governmental sectors of the economy, there is a growing body of research, best practices and tools aimed at developing organizational ability to manage transitions. In the legal aid community, we must continue to deepen the way we think about this kind of change.