“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

"I’ve been ignoring it because I have a very difficult time looking at myself and packaging myself in the best way possible. New York was a blood bath during the recession. There’s still a lot of emotion tied into it. To be honest, I have a lot of shame around it, even though it was 10 years ago. I need to be more comfortable in how I define—and market—myself. After talking to you, I’m feeling very motivated. Let’s do this!”

- Senior IP lawyer

“​I like the résumé. It’s more straightforward and tells a the story better. It’s just easier for the reader. And the two hours flew by!​”

- Lead compliance attorney in healthcare industry

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

- AmLaw 200 equity partner

“​There’s been a vast improvement in my job search prospects since I talked to you. It was incredible how quick it all happened. ​Not only am I finally getting responses to my résumé, but I also just wake up feeling better, with more get-up-and-go. Things are starting to move!”

- Junior litigator

“​I’m liking this résumé a lot more than what I sent you! ​And it’s been interesting to hear more about what information employers might find most interesting about me.”

- Senior corporate generalist

“You have so many techniques to fix these problems that I’ve been trying to solve for years. I can see why you’re completely booked.”

- Foreign-trained oil and gas attorney

“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

“Thanks so much for your help, Shauna.”

- Second-career compliance attorney

“I feel good. I think you’ve given me a lot of good tools to work with, so I appreciate that. Your LinkedIn book is very helpful. I established my profile a long time ago and really haven’t done anything with it. It’s good to get back to it.”

- Fortune 500 DGC

“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”

- Fortune 10 commercial contracts attorney

“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

“I agree with everything you just said. I used to do hiring for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and I reviewed thousands of résumés. And I can’t believe that I’ve made the very same mistakes on my own résumé.”

- Former federal prosecutor now in corporate investigations and compliance

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

- L&E attorney and long-time client

“Thank you so much for your time today and for the advice you gave me! I think what you did to my résumé is a huge improvement already. Thank you so much, Shauna. I really appreciate it.”

- Small firm attorney looking to shift to BigLaw

“Wow. You’re very good! You’re explaining it to me in a way that I really get it. This is great because you’re raising all these really great questions. No one has given me this kind of feedback before.”

- State government attorney transitioning in-house

“You’re a genius with words. And your questions are making me realize how much I need to practice my answers for the interviews. I have a lot I need to go back to my records and look up. This has been well worth the money and I'll be recommending it to everyone!”

- Recent law school graduate applying for entry-level roles