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- General counsel and retired military officer
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- Vice President and General Counsel in BigPharma
Read More“Shauna - Thank you again. This résumé is a 100% improvement over what I have been patching together for the last 20 years. I really appreciate your work-product and your bedside manner when it comes to dealing with lawyers like me who are in transition. The whole experience has been great and please let me know if I can be of any help (endorsements or otherwise) going forward. I'll be sure to tell my friends and colleagues about my positive experience and will send them your way.”
- General Counsel in pharma / life sciences
Read More“As someone who has recently found the need to update an old résumé – working with Shauna to produce a modern, fresh résumé that will attract the eye of a recruiter or future clients was economical, expeditious and excellent! I highly recommend her services.”
- Former General Counsel in restaurant and hospitality industry
Read More“Thank for your wise and wonderful counsel. I love what you did to my résumé. I’m so happy I met you. Thank you for everything.”
- Former casino and entertainment executive and General Counsel
Read More“Everything looks great on the résumé and cover letter. They’re laid out very well. I’m very happy with it and have no edits. You listened really closely to our conversation!”
- EVP and GC of owner-operator of hundreds of restaurants
Read More“These are absolutely do-able solutions for building a book of business. Thank you for sharing your expertise with me.”
- Energy sector General Counsel transitioning to law firm
Read More“I want to introduce [senior in-house counsel] to you. I worked with [him] at [employer] and shared with him how you were able to assist me with updating my résumé and LinkedIn profile. I’m very grateful for all you were able to do—you were a tremendous partner. In any event, [he] is looking to update his résumé and LinkedIn profile, and I immediately thought of you. [He] is a great guy with tremendous talent, and I’m certain you can help him take this next step in his career!”
- General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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- Law firm partner
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- Healthcare GC
Read More“As we’ve gone through the process, I’ve realized I’ve done an enormous amount of stuff in the last 27 years, and I’m pretty proud of it. Even in the first conversation, I saw the value of your guidance on telling a story on what I’ve done, as I knew I would.”
- CLO for billion-dollar healthcare companies
Read More“Before you started working on my résumé, I would have given my version a solid B. Now that I’ve seen what you’ve done, I give myself a D.”
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- Former AmLaw 100 partner and in-house counsel at Fortune 100 company
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- Former AmLaw 100 partner after a “tough love” conversation to pivot toward general counsel roles
Read More“An outstanding job! The CV is perfect. Thank you for all your help. The cover letter is great! Again, great work! You’ve really come through.”
- Former CIA / national security officer now lead counsel on discreet, international investigations
Read More“First, thank you for your great advice today. I really appreciate it. You know I value your time. I am very grateful for your edits, tips and time.
- Vice President and General Counsel in biotech research and development
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