An individualized approach can yield a competitive advantage.
Partnering with Lynne, an expert who has in-depth understanding of infiltrating the job market, is beneficial to a job seeker. An individualized approach can yield a competitive advantage. For example, not sure of how to look your best on paper and too busy to figure it out? Ask Lynne for a quote to rework any of your job search documents to maximize effectiveness and appeal. Ideally, start with a resume — often a job seeker’s first entrée to the market.
Representative Individualized Job Search Efforts
Provided substantial resume revisions for senior-level attorneys in various practice areas and employment arenas, including litigation; in-house; corporate; telecom; project finance; real estate; insurance; e-discovery; commercial transactions; and employment. Examples include:
Revised resume of in-house Silicon Valley IP lawyer who successfully transitioned to Chief IP role
Revised resume of Silicon Valley technology company lawyer with expertise in Commercial and Technology Transactions who successfully advanced to another in-house position
Recreated resume of private sector Privacy and Cybersecurity professional with high-level government experience who successfully advanced to Senior Policy Counsel position with technology company
Revised resume and transaction sheet for FinTech Bay Area Product Counsel who successfully transitioned to General Counsel position
Recreated resume for international in-house counsel with corporate transactional and compliance expertise who successfully achieved her goal to advance to General Counsel position
Substantially reworked resume for international Project Finance attorney re-entering the workforce after a ten-year sabbatical; using revised version, attorney obtained three offers in a variety of arenas, including academia and in-house
Rewrote resume and cover letter for Senior Director level IP/Patent Attorney who secured an in-house role in Northern California
Revised resume for project attorney managing e-discovery for large-scale litigation and internal investigations
Revised resume for in-house Corporate Securities/Financial Services attorney, which facilitated his advancement to in-house position with trade association in Washington, D.C.
Improved cover letter for large law firm Litigation Associate seeking to apply to competitive position in the public sector
Created resume and cover letter for D.C. Trial Attorney seeking to enter government service in California
Revised format and content of resume for Commercial and Technology Transactions and Privacy attorney who successfully advanced in-house career
Created new resume format and improved content for in-house attorney seeking to obtain General Counsel position in Southern California
Advised federal government attorney on initial preparation of Representative Matters document containing a career’s worth of experience
Strategically revised Government Contracts Partner’s Business Plan to share with prospective law firms
Rewrote resume for in-house counsel in mortgage-backed asset management seeking to gain greater visibility in other areas of in-house practice within California; attorney successfully obtained senior transactional counsel position in commercial real estate and finance
Revised resume of life sciences patent attorney practicing as Counsel with IP boutique interested in investigating the in-house market
Revised resume of Magic Circle international arbitration attorney interested in lateral law firm move
At Stanford Law School’s request, joined the career services staff on a temporary basis to provide career counseling services to students and alumni regarding private sector careers
Approached and retained by Top 10 law school to provide job search advice to recent graduates seeking entry-level attorney positions
Approached by largest legal consulting firm to provide outplacement career counseling services to large law firm attorneys in Bay Area as adjunct counselor during peak time of unemployment in the attorney market (2008-2010); advised attorneys throughout the full extent of their job search on individual search strategies, including document and interview preparation
Working on both coasts, Lynne can be found making her way around the law firms in Washington, D.C., New York, Boston, and Northern California.