Posts in Early Careers
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

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breaking into BigLaw

“​I joined [AmLaw 100 law firm] right after we did my résumé the first time. A BigLaw partner on the other side of the deal asked for my résumé and that day he sent it to 5 AmLaw 100 firms. I interviewed with 4 and got offers from 2. Even though I had never practiced before and didn't work in a law firm, the firm lateraled me in as a second year.”

- Associate on breaking into BigLaw from non-lawyer role in a company in just 6 weeks


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an epiphany

“I had an epiphany just now. ​You just explained it full circle, what you said about the good things that can come out of this bad experience. I’m finding ways to be grateful for this bad experience and understand how it can help me a stronger lawyer going forward. It’s changing my perspective. This has been really powerful.​”

- Biglaw associate after being let go

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I really didn’t know what I was going to do

“This is great​.​ The past week, I’ve just been all over the place because I really didn’t know what I was going to do. You’ve basically given me a path. ​Those ideas of other jobs I could look for sound perfect! And the résumé is looking great! ​I love the way you're focusing on the relevant things, especially since it's been really hard for me to explain my background. I'm impressed.”

- Foreign-trained lawyer entering U.S. market

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a break out moment

“It really hit me this past week: Shauna’s like a fairy godmother. You’ve challenged me to think about what kind of person and professional I want to be. What kind of brand I want to have. You’ve identified what's been one of my downfalls. This is, to me, a break out moment where I can be the lawyer I want to be. This has also been really helpful advice about how to get there. There are all these things that I don’t really get about how to go about accomplishing my goal, but you do! So one thing I’ve learned from you is how to start becoming the professional I want to be.”

- Second-career BigLaw associate

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just giddy

“Shauna, you’ve been absolutely amazing. I’m just giddy right now. You are very, VERY talented. I’m very impressed by what you’ve done in just an hour. There’s so much more texture to my résumé. Texture... that’s the only word I can think of to describe it. I’m finally coming across as an individual. I cannot wait to work on my cover letter!“

- Litigator moving into corporate and transactional law

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