“I think you’re totally right. I know what you’re saying is right. You’ve had great suggestions. This has been super helpful. I really appreciate you talking through these issues with me. Thank you so so much for your time and advice. I really appreciate it.”
- Senior FinTech regulatory attorney
Read More“The phone screens went so well that [Fortune 100 manufacturer] asked my Wednesday if I could be in [state] for an in-person interview Friday. I am really excited!”
- Executive-level intellectual property attorney
Read More“The new firm is exactly what I was hoping it would be. I’m really glad I made the decision to move. I found talking it through with you to be really helpful.”
- Partnership-track AmLaw 100 attorney
Read More“Hi Shauna, I accepted an in-house position with [top brand] and start on [date]. This position was the best fit by far of the other positions for which I interviewed. And the position is in [city], near my wife’s family. So a great result. Thank you again for all your help!”
- Senior corporate counsel
Read More“I’ve had interviews with three companies since the résumé rewrite. Your points on interviewing are super helpful and your key themes resonated well and helped me identify my value in the interview.”
- Senior corporate counsel in Fortune 5 multinational
Read More“This is all perfect advice. This will work really well.”
- Law professor building a plan to transition back to law firms
Read More“[15 minutes into Résumé Cram with Live Edit] I like what you’re doing already.... The narrative already feels better and at a much higher level. [At end of appointment…] This was super helpful and got me thinking about my résumé differently. This has been fantastic.”
- Lead corporate transactions attorney for business unit of Fortune 50 company
Read More“Even just saying a lot of this out loud has been great. It’s been really isolating to have all this going on and not having anyone to talk to about it.”
- Income partner in BigLaw
Read More“This has been very helpful.”
- Chief IP counsel shifting to more general executive-track roles
Read More“I spoke to a recruiter at Robert Half Legal and she said the résumé looks great. And she's reached out to me with a few firms, both on the plaintiff and defense side. Thank you for all your help and for making time for me.”
- Class action trial attorney
Read More“I’m one of two finalists for two different positions! Crossing my fingers I get one of the roles. I’ve met with many different attorneys at each of these companies and they are all impressed with my résumé.”
- Senior corporate generalist for globally known brands
Read More“This has been very helpful as a starting point and a framework to go forward in rethinking and rewriting my résumé and LinkedIn.”
- Law firm partner exploring in-house roles
Read More“I’ve been frustrated, but I didn’t know what to do about it. I didn’t have a plan. And I didn’t have anyone to talk to about it. This gives me some direction, and that’s a lot of what I needed. You’ve given me a lot to chew on. It was really helpful just to start to put pen to paper on a lot of these things. I’ve vigorously scribbled down notes—I have 15 pages in front of me—so that I can go through your suggested exercises.”
-BigLaw income partner
Read More“As usual, this call has been action-packed with maximum value. I’ve learned so much from you. This has been such a good exercise in self-discovery and I’ve loved working with you.”
- Chief IP Counsel at a component company of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index
Read More“Hi Shauna, I hope you are doing well. We worked together in May 2017 on my résumé and cover letter for pursuing in-house attorney positions. You were incredibly helpful and I am so happy to report that I received a position as Deputy General Counsel in June at a fast growing startup. It has been a wonderful experience and your assistance in presenting the best version of myself and my skills was instrumental in obtaining this position. So thank you! I was [also] recently informed by the CEO that I will soon be promoted to General Counsel (yay).”
- Executive-track in-house counsel
Read More“This was amazing and I really appreciated you sharing your insights. I needed an independent, neutral person to help me think through these issues. You clicked on some things that I clearly need to spend more time thinking on. This was a great use of time.”
- Chief IP Counsel positioning for general counsel roles
Read More“This résumé and this experience are helping to propel me forward. I’ve had to get over some of my hangups that lawyers are just supposed to put their heads down and work. I’m changing how I think about myself so that I’m now thinking and talking about my value and the impact that I’ve had. The résumé was excellent and I’m excited.”
- Senior corporate generalist in Fortune 500 brands
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