Executive lawyers may include attorneys with:

• 15 to 45 years of experience, with compensation packages clustered between $200,000 and $500,000
• Corporate leadership roles such as GC at start-ups, regional or statewide companies, or other non-Fortune 500 companies
• Corporate legal department leadership roles such as deputy general counsel (DGC) or head of a practice group in a large corporation
• Law firm leadership roles such income partners
• Government or non-profit leadership or supervisory roles such as commissioner, deputy attorney general, and executive director

Executive-track and partnership-track lawyers may include attorneys with: 

• Generally 7 to 15 years of experience, with compensation packages clustered between $150,000 and $350,000
• Assistant general counsel (AGC) roles in Global 100 and Fortune 500 companies, subsidiaries, or other businesses
• Senior associate and Of Counsel roles in prominent law firms
• Prosecutors and other government attorneys moving to supervisory roles or the private sector

Writing and Branding

• Résumés and CVs

• Cover letters and correspondence

• LinkedIn profiles

• Deal sheets, representative matters, and sample projects

• Listings of presentations, speaking engagements, and media mentions

• Leadership bios

• Recruiter questionnaires

• Marketing and website copy

• Business plans

• 30-60-90 day plans

• Creation and articulation of a clear professional brand

• Identification of value and impact

Immediate Career Decision-Making

• Working with retained legal and executive search consultants

• Moving in-house from a law firm or other lateral moves

• Demonstrating industry-specific or problem-specific track records

• Building career narratives around non-linear work experience

• Developing a potential book of business

• Improving on-the-job performance

• Navigating office politics and personalities

• Getting sponsors and mentors

• Leveraging early career or military experience

• Getting credit for language and cultural fluencies

• Changing job markets

• Deciding among job offers

• Preparing for job interviews

• Negotiating salary

• Downshifting

Long-Term Career Planning

• Networking and relationship building

• Building and showcasing thought leadership

• Positioning for corporate or nonprofit boards

• Identifying your best fit roles and employers

• Identifying technical or experiential soft spots, as well as building plans to beef them up

• Creating and moving toward end-goals

• Planning for retirement

• Looking forward to giving back and post-retirement fulfillment

Most of our executive and executive-track clients don’t want long-term career coaching packages. Instead, they have specific, periodic need for a strategic career adviser and partner. Our career coaching is designed as a simple, elegant solution: just tell us the issues you’d like to discuss, and send us your current résumé (Don’t worry: it doesn’t have to be in great shape) so that we have some context. We offer general career coaching, coaching with executive / legal recruiters, job search coaching, career decision-making, and more.

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Through the résumé writing by screen share , you can get an expert critique of your existing résumé and edit at same time.

This can be a great option for those who need a quick turnaround, a more straight-forward story, or who already have a solid résumé.

However, résumé writing by screen share can also a great choice for lawyers of all levels who are concerned about professional branding and positioning for a shifting marketplace, or those with a complex career narrative.

Résumé writing by screen share services are performed at hourly rates, which means the track has enormous flexibility. Lawyers can work with their expert for as much—or as little—time as they want.  

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Although designed for CLOs, GCs, C-Suite Lawyers, and Law Firm Equity Partner, the bespoke résumé writing track can be useful to lawyers aspiring to those roles as well. If you want an intensive, deep dive into your career or a more holistic approach, then the bespoke track may be a better option. Be forewarned: Our bespoke résumé writing program can easily take 20 to 30 hours of effort, including 5+ consulting sessions with you. There’s usually a 2 to 6-week wait to start, the entire process can run 2 to 4 months, and the minimum investment is $5,795 and generally runs to $6,795.

There are said to be more than eight million C-level executives on LinkedIn, and been reported that more than one third of business executives in the U.S., Europe, and Asia use LinkedIn. Additionally, LinkedIn is now one of top recruiting tools for retained, contingency, and internal recruiters. Therefore, we recommend all lawyers have a strong, polished presence on LinkedIn—even those who are passive or stealth job seekers. We can help you put together a LinkedIn profile that reflects your leadership and value, as well as positions you as a target of acquisition.

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