Testimonials
forever thankful
“Hi Shauna and Michelle, I wanted to inform you that I got offered the Prosecutor position this week, at the [state’s leading] County Attorney's Office!!!!! I am so honored and beyond excited! I wanted to say thank you for all of your assistance with my résumé and cover letter. I was extremely pleased with the result of both of those documents and working with both of you. Thank you both again for everything, you are amazing and I am forever thankful!”
- Graduating law school student
3 responses from 3 chairs of AmLaw 100 firms in 24 hrs
“It’s just non-stop; it’s crazy. I sent the résumé to the chairmen of three AmLaw 100 firms, and all three responded within 24 hours, so I have three interviews next week with both the chairs and key lawyers in the office. I’m very pleased. The combination of documents is getting the doors opened. And I had a lot of people who supported me—like my friends who are partners at other firms—but once they saw my new résumé, they saw me in a different way, not just as their friend anymore. I’m taken much more seriously, and given so much more respect because they’re really seeing the impact I’ve had and the level of work I’ve done. It has changed the conversation. I consider you part of my team now, and I’m so grateful.”
- Law firm partner
a lot to work on
“This has been incredibly helpful and you've given me a lot to work on.“
- Junior lawyer exploring in-house roles
things I didn’t even think about
“This has been so helpful. 90% of what you’ve said are things I didn’t know, things I didn’t even think about. But it all makes so much sense.”
- Lead defense counsel at Fortune 100 financial services giant
turned gobbledygook into a story
“I think the résumé is really good and I could have never gotten here on my own. You took a gobbledygook of information and turned it into a story. I thought the cover letter was amazing to be quite honest with you. I would never have come up on it on my own, and yet it’s exactly what I wanted to say and how I wanted to say it. My goodness. I’m in light years better shape. Thank you for all that you’ve done. I’m really glad I’ve been working with you and I want to continue working with you.”
- Associate GC of NYSE-listed company shifting toward GC roles
building my confidence
“You’ve really helped me realize all the work I’ve done over the years. My résumé has been a source of stress for me for a long time. I’ve been stressed about even how to get started. Just going through process has been helpful and been building my confidence—regardless of whether I stay with my current company or not.”
- AGC exploring outside options
working with you
“I really enjoy working with you.”
- Law firm partner and former state government agency GC
someone who knows
“I appreciate talking to someone who knows what they’re doing.”
- Vice-Admiral (ret), U.S. Navy
good news
“I hope all is well. I have good news to report. Today is my last day in my current position with the City’s legal department. On [date], I will begin my new role as Senior Counsel, Employment for [Fortune 500 company]. Thanks for following up with me, and please share the good news with Shauna!”
- L&E lawyer transitioning from government to the private sector
wordsmithing at light speed
“I was so excited to hear about you! There are all these places that do career counseling, but they just don’t do the résumé writing and they don’t have legal expertise. I’m so glad I called you! I was anxious before the appointment, but this is a level of wordsmithing at light speed I’ve never seen. And the way this résumé is written is just so much better.“
- Former Air Force Captain shifting to in-house roles
Every word has value.
“I’ve got to tell you, I like the career portfolio [CV, CV addendum, and cover letter] a lot. I’m pleased with all of it. I like the structure. I like the way you broke the information up and used bullets, and I like your wording. The CV has impact from the first page. And I can see you really did your homework. I don’t know how you did it, but you worked it! Every word has value. Trying to do it myself was a fool’s errand.
The cover letter is also a really, really helpful tool that I will be able to build on for future applications. It sets out a structure and lets me know how and where to add information for different job applications.
And I already got great feedback from the retained recruiter. You did everything I needed and I’m in a really good place.”
- One of the nation’s highest-ranking military lawyers
a great help
“This has been a great help. You obviously have a lot more experience at this than I do.”
- Junior litigator changing cities
both your end-product and your process
“Thank you for everything, Shauna. I appreciate both your end-product and your process.”
- Compliance officer
résumé has helped a lot
“The résumé has helped a lot and I appreciate everything you’ve done for me.”
- Healthcare attorney
learnt a lot
“I want to thank you again for an amazing session, I have learnt a lot from it.”
- Foreign-trained lawyer and LLM grad entering U.S. market
two-level promotion
“I received a two-level promotion using the résumé.”
- Senior Fortune 100 lawyer who had been undervalued and underemployed