“Thank you for checking in! It’s been a great year. My session with Shauna was amazing. She helped me see options I hadn’t considered. The updated résumé was great. Shortly after our session I interviewed for a position as an Assistant Attorney General and got the job! I’ve found my niche in appeals and I’m happy with where my career is headed. I’m 2 months shy of my one year anniversary as an AAG.”
- State prosecutor
Read More“Hi Shauna, I hope all is well with you. I want to let you know that I recently accepted a position as the new Director of Government Affairs with the [international nonprofit]… Thank you for assisting me throughout my post-law school job search. I know that without your help in developing a job search strategy and reformatting my résumé to best appeal to employers that I would not have gotten this opportunity. I will keep in touch.”
- Junior lawyer shifting to executive-track
Read More“This is great feedback. This has been very enlightening. I probably should have done this years ago.”
- Senior in-house counsel considering path to GC
Read More“This is fantastic. This is wonderful. I’m so glad we talked, even if just for 30 minutes!”
- Former career DOJ prosecutor preparing for Fortune 100 job interview
Read More“I’m very happy I found you. You make perfect sense. And I can definitely do this.”
- General Counsel looking at long-term strategic career planning, including exploration of options
Read More“In the last 10 minutes, I’ve realized that I really needed something to click with me about why I’m not interviewing well. And this is it. I’ve had all the answers in my head, but my insecurities cloud my ability to give the clear, concise, confident answers. Honestly, I have struggled with this for months. I’ve been so hung up on trying to justify and apologize for my background instead of really understanding that it has value. I finally got it! I'm so glad we did this.”
- Law firm litigation partner shifting to very different in-house roles
Read More“I’m way further along than I was a couple of months ago. And your help has been instrumental in that. For many years, I felt like I was at the 5-yard line. And now I’ve caught the kick-off and ran it back 40 yards. I’m positioned to participate in the job market. Working with you has been super helpful for me. I have a lot to work with now, and I’ve been forced to do a lot of thinking. I have really seen the value.”
- GC of US Division of multinational public company
Read More“This has been very helpful. I really needed to talk to a dispassionate third-party to start to weigh these options and understand the consequences of the potential decisions.”
- BigLaw associate considering partnership v in-house
Read More“I really enjoy working with you.”
- Law firm partner and former state government agency GC
Read More“I was at a leadership for lawyers conference and the conference organizer specifically gave you a shout-out. Then two lawyers who had used you also stood up and said how kick ass your services are.“
- Former Business Unit GC for Fortune 10
Read More“Intuitively, I’ve known I’m spending my energy in the wrong place in my job search and blaming myself for some of the things that have happened in my last job. Thank you for your new prospective. I’ve taken a lot of notes as we talked. I just never would have thought of this. This is great advice. It’s definitely actionable and achievable. And I think it’ll will really help with my healing too. This is a step that will help me remind myself of all the good things I’ve done.”
- Healthcare CLO
Read More“Those are great questions and you make good points. This has been very helpful to help me think about setting myself up for advancement within [Fortune 10 company] as well as exploring outside opportunities.”
- Former AmLaw 100 partner continuing in-house trajectory
Read More“I found a position! I start at [Fortune 100 multinational] next week as a trademark and marketing attorney.”
- Law firm associate transitioning in-house
Read More“I had an epiphany just now. You just explained it full circle, what you said about the good things that can come out of this bad experience. I’m finding ways to be grateful for this bad experience and understand how it can help me a stronger lawyer going forward. It’s changing my perspective. This has been really powerful.”
- Biglaw associate after being let go
Read More“I haven’t had to worry about my résumé since law school. And even though I’ve looked at a lot of résumés, I haven’t had to really think about the transition to in-house and how that changes the résumé. You’ve done such a great job of explaining what you’re doing and why throughout. This has been invaluable.”
- AmLaw 100 partner exploring GC roles
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