“I’m already on page 3 of notes [15 minutes into interview prep]. I want to thank you for your time today and over the weekend. I’d like to keep you on retainer. This has been really good.”
- Senior Fortune 100 IP lawyer
Read More“Last week was so helpful for me. It was very helpful for me to hear the affirmations of what I was thinking and had been going through. It was also helpful to hear you articulate the problem. And it was super super helpful to come up a strategy! Just talking to someone as smart as you was so fun. Just being able to say something and have it understood. I really resonated with you.”
- Senior Silicon Valley counsel
Read More“Hi Shauna—the interviews went great. I felt like I have been connected to the [corporate legal] team that I met with there and on the phone for years. I believed we spoke the same languages [law]-wise, strategy-wise, business-wise, and background-wise. In the first interview, we were laughing 5 minutes into the conversation about similarities in our legal philosophies, strategies, and approaches with technologists, general lawyers, and government offices around the world… I will keep you up to date, and thank you again for Thursday's interview prep.”
- Senior IP counsel
Read More“I did get the position I was applying for a year ago when you did the miracle work on my résumé. I absolutely love the résumé. It was like night and day. I realized that I actually had a lot of marketable skills and experiences.”
- In-house counsel shifting from SME roles to executive-track
Read More“You really did a great job and I’m very pleased. I would never have thought to put things the way you have.”
- Former diplomat and retiring military officer transitioning to the private sector
Read More“I really like the flow and tone of the résumé. And I appreciate the process.”
- Senior in-house counsel at Fortune 100 companies
Read More“The résumé looks a hell of a lot better. It’s amazing what you did in just an hour. I’ve been really struggling with how to handle some of the information--and I’m a writer!”
- Law firm partner positioning for in-house litigation management roles
Read More“I’ve been preparing for two interviews. One from an online submission, the other from a networking contact. My résumé has made all the difference!”
- Corporate generalist for tech-driven multinationals
Read More“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
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