“You’ve got the wheels are already spinning in my head about the possibilities.”

- Director-level lawyer for major East Coast city

“This much a better plan than what I had before! When I talked to Career Services, they basically told me there was nothing I could do to look for a job while I wait for the bar exam results. But you’ve already outlined a lot of logical things I could be doing to be a better candidate and look for a job. And that makes so much more sense to me, because doing nothing but sitting around makes *no* sense.”

- Recent law school graduate

“I’ve been in my corporate counsel role—which you helped me land—since 2014. It’s been challenging, but really great. I want you to know how much I appreciate you and having built a relationship with you over the years. It means so much to me to be able to talk things through with you.”

- In-house counsel at Fortune 10 company

“You’ve been so much more helpful than anyone else I’ve talked to.”

- Second-career lawyer in niche practice

“You just know a lot about the industry generally.”

- Silicon Valley transactional lawyer

"I’ve really been digging to LinkedIn and I’ve gotten more than 100 new connections in my area since we last talked. I’ve also been doing a lot of research to find lawyers who used to work at the employers I’m targeting.”

- Junior public defender

“ Everything you’ve said is on-point. This is really, really helpful. This is just very helpful. I actually started researching like you said while you were talking and have already found people to connect with. I really like this plan.”

- Associate transitioning out of BigLaw

“This is perfect. Thank you so much for the model scripts to talk to my manager. I am excited to get started!”

- Title attorney

“As I’m thinking about the push to make partner over the next few years, I think it will be helpful to talk to you on a semi-regular basis.”

- Partnership-track attorney at AmLaw 100 firm

“I have some interviews coming up and I’ve already had 3 interviews with employers and recruiters.”

- Aspiring chief compliance officer

“This makes perfect sense, but it’s not necessarily intuitive. It really requires me to step back and really think about how do I make myself attractive to other employers. There’s legwork, but it’s not as daunting as I thought. Before this call, I was going in five different directions trying to figure out what the next step was.”

- Senior employment counsel

“I do think this has all been helpful. You’ve given me an approach and process to move forward. All the things we’ve been discussing—that’s why I don’t have a résumé. The process that you’ve outlined on determining my goals and the target pool of employers will be a helpful tool for me in thinking about my career and in formulating an approach for the résumé.”

- Senior securities defense litigator

“I seriously appreciate this advice. I’ve been really struggling with interviewers, and I didn’t understand why until now. I’m glad to have a way of more proactively addressing the problem—before red flags are raised about why I’m applying for these jobs.”

- Former GC downshifting to senior counsel roles

“Thank you, Shauna. Our session together was helpful to me.”

- AmLaw 200 equity partner

“I really appreciate your insight. I needed to get away from fantasyland, so I appreciate your grounding and your time. This has been amazing; really really helpful.”

- SME at the intersection of science and the law

“I didn’t really have a clear thought process for my job search before. I’m finally connecting the dots. This all makes total sense. And it feels like something I can do. I have to dig deeper and think more. I’m realizing how much I haven’t thought through. I have a lot of questions to ask myself!”

- Senior associate considering in-house roles

"You’re always so upbeat—even so early in the morning!”

- L&E attorney and long-time client

“I just stink at interviewing. I have stage fright. It’s true. And I don't know what to do about it. Your coaching made me better—I wasn’t as nervous. And I was told that I came across as more confident. And these are all really great ideas to continue to improve.”

- In-house counsel at Fortune 100 energy company