Testimonials
I never would have gotten here without your amazing coaching and support
“Shauna, I wanted to thank you for all of your help, encouragement and support in enabling me to pivot my career towards patent prosecution. I worked at the internship for nearly 6 months and then got an offer last week from [firm], a patent prosecution boutique just outside of [city]... The road to getting my career on a livable track was quite bumpy for me - thank you for making it survivable. I never would have gotten here without your amazing coaching and support!”
– Non-traditional IP lawyer
off to a good start
“This has a been a really good discussion, Shauna. I'm much more comfortable that I'm going to get off to a good start.”
– IP lawyer starting new role at biotech
I was lost and you organized my mind
“Thank you so much, Julie! This gives me a lot of ideas. It's good to hear that you have the same opinion as I do. I was lost, and you organized my mind. Now I can focus on my search.”
– Foreign attorney looking to transition into a U.S. of counsel position
I've been channeling my inner Shauna
“I've been channeling my inner Shauna—staying calm, focusing on the positive, and moving forward.”
– AmLaw 50 equity partner
that's the right answer
“The recruiter asked me about salary expectations. I gave her the answers you coached me to say and she said, 'Oh, you're well trained! That's the right answer.'”
– Law firm partner returning to GC roles
will sign up for more hours
“Hi Julie, Thank you so much for your time speaking with me this afternoon, your notes and the advice! I really appreciate all of them. I really enjoyed our conversations and have learned a lot. I know what I can do now and the job opportunities I should be looking for. I hope I can continue to work with you and will sign up for more hours. Please stay in touch and stay safe.”
– Junior tax attorney seeking to transition into a litigation role
within my comfort zone
“Everything you’ve told me has been so helpful, so much better than my gut reactions and yet well within my comfort zone. I hope you don’t think it’s silly, but I could talk to you for hours.”
- Law firm partner exploring GC roles
interview and offer
“Julie, I made changes to the résumé based on our session. I got a lot more responses than I did with my previous résumé. Before I got hardly any looks and constantly got rejections, but now people are looking at it 2 and 3 times. I got an interview and an offer with a law firm. Thank you so much for the work that you previously did on it, it really helped! It is definitely a huge step in the right direction.”
- Recently licensed attorney transitioning into first career position
no one I would trust
“Other than you and my sisters, I haven’t told anyone these things. I don’t think it’s safe to talk to some of my friends even about these things. There’s no one I would trust to talk about it with.”
- Senior IP lawyer
I felt so much more confident
“Thank you again for spending so many hours to make me feel comfortable for a simple [but critical networking] phone call. I know you probably think it’s ridiculous — after all, I have been speaking with people for many years — but I felt so much more confident going into this discussion than I would have without your expertise. So, thank you very much!”
- NLJ 500 law firm partner and former GC
my dream job
“I am extremely excited to have another interview coming up for my dream job (they reached out to me again after 8 months of an initial ;no’ :) I followed your advice and stayed in touch with the company, even after they rejected me the first time. I feel so lucky to have a second chance! They are skipping me ahead in the process this time. I’m meeting directly with the decision-maker.”
- Senior compliance lawyer
Priceless :)
“Hi Shauna, Just heads up that I had THE call with GC, it went amazing! Instant rapport and it felt genuinely warm. She said she will forward my résumé this morning to head of HR Legal and that she thought I should be in again. :) As for me, I felt great.... Thanks so so much for your help! Priceless :)”
- Senior corporate generalist returning to Fortune 10 Regional GC roles
candid feedback
“Thank you, Shauna. I really appreciated your thoughtful and candid feedback today. Looking forward to [continuing] with you.”
- Executive-track lawyer preparing for GC roles
so much impact
“You have had so much impact on my career and my life. You just don’t even know. I trust you implicitly.”
- Long-time Bryce Legal client
Valuable insight
“Thank you, thank you so very much. I really value and appreciate your insight. You gave me a lot of things to think about that I never would have come up with on my own. I don’t know what I would have done without it”
- Recent law school graduate
It opened my eyes a lot.
“Organizing the panel you suggested has already had benefits and it was completely worth it. I’ve already raised my profile. It was great. It was also a lot more enjoyable as an experience that I’d thought. People were much more willing to work with me than I thought they’d be. It opened my eyes a lot.”
- Senior patent attorney learning to network
Great conversation today!
“Great conversation today! Many thanks for the mediations and other helpful recommendations. This has been extremely helpful. I have a plan now and several action items I can do today. I’m excited about my plan.“
- Chief Privacy Officer
It’s happening!
“It’s happening! My networking is so much better. It’s getting so much easier to reach out. And I’d forgotten how social I used to be before these bad experiencing with my last employers. I’m realizing we don’t have to be defined by the bad things in our past. I’d been holding onto so much pain. I’m finally moving past it.”
- IP lawyer