We have a long history of happy lawyers and tangible impact.
Let’s face it: choosing a lawyer coach and résumé writer is a big decision. You’re not just choosing an expert, you’re also choosing the best partner for you. As you make your decision, it helps to see feedback from past clients.
Since Shauna C. Bryce first formally founded her career services for lawyers in 2006, our goal has been to deliver the highest quality career advising, writing, and client experience. Lawyers often have strong opinions and, over the years, our clients have been generous in letting us know how they felt about whether we’ve succeeded. Although we don’t offer guarantees, we try to stay in touch with our clients over time to ensure they’re on the right track. We try to conduct 3-month, 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year follow ups, which gives clients a chance to let us know if we:
Made a difference in their job search, confidence, interviewing, or decision-making?
Constructed practical action plans that addressed their individual situations?
Added valuable knowledge and perspective?
Wrote résumés, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles, and other career documents that reflected their value to target employers?
Gave excellent value for their investment?
Provided an encouraging and positive client / customer service experience?
Positively impacted their career outcomes?
“I’ve been singing your praises on the mountaintop.
Since you finished with my LinkedIn profile and my résumé, I have gotten so much interest. In just over a month after working with you, I’ve had multiple offers. I’ve just got, frankly, the offer of a lifetime and accepted it. It’s 2.5 times my current compensation, working for a titan in the industry.
It’s astonishing the difference. I had been looking for a new job for 6 months. *No one* was even talking to me until I worked with you. I went from crickets to people fighting over me. My phone has been ringing off the hook. I was fielding calls from Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and others.
I’ve been talking to my law partners and the recruiters at MLA about it. You really really really helped me. Because you re-wrote all my stuff, I could take the new résumé and put together an amazing response to the recruiter questionnaire. It greatly reduced the amount of time I spent and looked far better than ones I did in the past.
But the job search is all about getting in front of people. The résumé was impactful when it got in front of the businesses leaders. I’ve been shocked about how excited they’ve been about me. These are people who are incredibly well known in the industry. They were practically jumping up and down at my candidacy. And I know it was the way I was presented differently than I was before. I have been telling everyone they need to work with you—including my spouse.
I’m so pleased. Yours is such a valuable process. You can’t put a price on it. I’m only mad at myself that I didn’t contact you sooner. Many, many, many, thank yous. You’re awesome.”
Sample Client Testimonials and Feedback
Below are some of our most recent testimonials. We’ve created a searchable testimonial database from coaching, résumé writing, and LinkedIn clients so that you can find the client feedback most relevant to you.
“I'm excited to work together again, Shauna. I thought the last session was very productive and exactly what I was looking for. This résumé is also exactly what I was looking for -- having a résumé that's less middle management and more executive. You are so good.”
- GC-track executive lawyer
“Shauna, Thanks for your time and counsel yesterday. It's deeply appreciated.”
- GC in Private Equity
“What you've written is 1000x better than what I could do, Shauna. I'm committed to working with you and to doing these sessions.”
- DGC for leading social media company
“Thank you for all your help, Shauna. You ask such insightful questions. Working with you is such a targeted injection of intellect and expertise into a difficult process. It's such an important investment in one's career. You could double your price and it would still be a good deal.”
- Tech GC
“Shauna, thank you so much for all the help you gave me.”
- Tech litigator after successful transition to first GC role
"You're really good -- not just helping me find the next thing, but also in helping me get out of my last job in good way. You were very, very helpful to me, Shauna. You gave me so many ideas about exiting from that role that I wouldn't have thought of. It all worked out very well."
- CLO escaping a bad fit
"Hello, I worked with Shauna in 2019. The resulting résumé was instrumental in helping me move from a Senior Director position at [Big 5 Tech] to a General Counsel role at a start-up, exactly the move I was hoping for. If I didn’t take a moment to thank you at the time, let me do so now: thank you, thank you."
- Executive-track lawyer landing first GC role
"Shauna, you won’t believe it?!? One of [my employer's] board members asked me to sit on his company’s board today!!!!!!!!"
- CLO positioning for first corporate board roles
"Thank you for this, Shauna. I really appreciate your style, including the attention to detail and holding me accountable."
- Former DGC at Fortune 50 tech company
"Dear Shauna, Thank you very much for your time and insights today."
- Healthcare AGC
"This has been incredibly helpful, Shauna."
- C-suite lawyer in healthcare
"Shauna, This journey, thus far, has been incredible. I am very happy with this."
- CLO in cloud computing / AI leader
"It's really great to have someone who helps me think differently. You're wonderful, Shauna. I really appreciate your suggestions, and that you've told me things straight so that I can come up with real solutions."
- Non-traditional lawyer exploring options
"Shauna, that was a fantastic session, I feel so much more focused now! I’ve done different types of coaching at different points in my career but you are really a standout! Props to you and many many thanks."
- Senior financial services lawyer
"Shauna, I know I tell you this all the time, but you're so good at this!"
- Tech CLO
"Whenever we talk, it gives me clarity on my branding and my message. Shauna helps me crystalize my thoughts."
- Public company CLO
"Shauna, ever since I started working with you, people have been reaching out to me!"
- Tech CLO
"You gave me guidance that I really needed, Shauna. You gave me hope and structure."
- Non-traditional law firm associate
"Shauna, thank you so much for your time and expertise."
- Rising executive lawyer in digital arts and entertainment
"Your strategy and script proved to be very effective, Shauna."
- Exiting CLO negotiating consulting agreement
"You have totally done away with the discouragement I had. You are really good at this, Shauna. I'm so glad I've met you."
- AmLaw 100 associate exploring in-house options
"I felt really grateful when we hung up, Shauna. It's time for me to make a move and I have really needed the help that you're giving me. I've been struggling with a zillion iterations of my résumé, struggling to find a way to make sense of my journey. I just wasn't able to do it on paper in a way that reflects what I bring. I also found your job search tips to be really, really good and I've already shared them with a friend. I had many a-ha moments in talking to you."
- Associate at AmLaw 100 law firm
"Shauna has set my mind at ease that there's a path forward for me."
- Equity partner at elite small firm
"You helped me so much, Shauna. Working with you brought me to a real turning point in my career, and when I thought about wanting to advance again, I naturally thought of talking to you!"
- State prosecutor considering move in-house
"Shauna, I used a lot of your techniques to say no, which turned out to be very helpful. I used your scripts, and it totally worked to break the cycle."
- Overworked GC
"Shauna, I really appreciate you giving me your perspective. I just haven't known how to tell my story."
- Lawyer with non-traditional career path
"Our work has really helped me articulate my value, so thank you for that, Shauna. I was so prepared for when the CEO of [well-known tech company] reached out to me."
- Tech GC
"All of this stuff has just been swirling in my head, but I feel like I have a plan now. Shauna, you're both an expert and an expert adviser. I wish I had talked to you before I negotiated my salary at my last job."
- In-house lawyer negotiating executive compensation offer
"You are so good at this! And you're so intuitive, Shauna. It's clear you've been doing this for years."
- Software company CLO