Attorney Coach Roy Ginsburg - Lawyer Coach

Finding a job

Record numbers of law school graduates and record numbers of law firm layoffs have combined to create a "perfect storm" of unemployment in the current legal marketplace.

If you are a lawyer who is out of work, take this rare opportunity to carefully weigh your career options and find your best match for the long term.

As a lawyer who has practiced more than 25 years in law-firm, solo and corporate legal department settings, Roy Ginsburg serves as a realistic sounding-board when it comes to the opportunities available in today's legal job market.

Do you want to practice the same kind of law -- but at a different firm, or different sized-firm, or different-cultured firm or as a solo? Do you want to take this opportunity to learn and practice a different kind of law? Are you interested in an in-house, government or non-profit position? Do you want to look outside the law?

If you are unemployed (or think you may be shortly), Roy offers ongoing support, confidence-building and motivation to help you get through this difficult time - and end up in a better place in terms of professional and personal satisfaction. He also helps you:

Adjust to the considerable shock of job loss and the fear of job transition;

Develop an individualized and realistic job-search plan by assessing your transferable skills, education, experience and aspirations; and

Implement your job-search plan via resume development, networking, interview strategies and skills, and negotiation of compensation.

For example:

An attorney who practiced employment law at a law firm weighed her options and wanted to move into a human resources position at a local company. Roy helped her understand the consequences of leaving private practice, so that she could make an informed decision - and then helped her make the change. Part of this process involved helping the lawyer create and rehearse a credible "story" to support her change in direction. Another part was a successful networking plan.

A fired associate spent six months looking for another position - without success. Roy worked with him on how to best explain the circumstances at his last law firm and conducted mock interviews with the young lawyer to increase his confidence. After only two months, the associate had a job with a new firm.

A litigator who left his job as an in-house attorney, and who had also worked at a law firm, was tired of the corporate environment and wanted to strike out on his own as a solo practitioner. Although many of his friends thought he was crazy, Roy helped him assess his situation and develop a clear-eyed, realistic plan that included how to launch and run his own practice. Today, he has achieved his dream as a successful solo.

More job search coaching testimonials

Roy's article on lawyer job searches:

When a Layoff Becomes Personal

For more information on how lawyer coaching can help your job search, please contact Roy by phone at (612) 812-4500 or (toll free) at (888) 212-8138, or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .