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Name – Cheryl Heisler,
JD
Title – Career consultant to lawyers
Location – Chicago-based and national
Services – Consults with lawyers who are
considering changes inside, outside and around the law. Clients
receive assistance in
the entire process of career evaluation and change; from self-assessment
and market assessment through to resourcing, networking and ultimately
marketing themselves for their next role. The process is personal,
confidential, and action-oriented.
Background – JD/Northwestern University, 1983. Three years
corporate law experience, followed by a brief career in marketing
and brand management. Has 15+ years experience consulting with lawyers
in transition. Extensive speaking, lecturing, radio and TV work on
the subject of career change and career satisfaction.
Contact – cheisler@lawternatives.com
Name – Kathy Morris, JD
Title – Career consultant for lawyers
Services – Onsite and telephone consulting
to help lawyers in their job
search, and to help them in their careers.
Background – A former trial lawyer and director of law
school placement and counseling, Ms. Morris has authored three ABA books and
is the founder of
the ABA’s Career Resource Center. Her Chicago-based counseling firm has
provided career and outplacement assistance for the legal community since 1988.
Contact – www.UnderAdvisement.com
Name – Sheila Nielsen, JD
Title – Career counselor and executive
coach for lawyers
Location – Chicago
Services – Helps lawyers assess their career options both inside
and outside the legal field, to conduct effective job searches, to
develop alternative work-time options, and to enhance career development
within the law. One area of expertise is helping lawyers who are “stuck” to
overcome their ambivalence.
Background – A lawyer with a Masters of Social Science. Worked
as a criminal prosecutor, first in state court as an assistant DA,
and then in federal court as a U.S. Attorney. Developed her own counseling
and executive coaching business for attorneys, and several of Chicago’s
largest law firms rely on her for outplacement services. Contributed
to two ABA books, and has written numerous articles in legal trade
journals and on law-related web sites.
Contact – (847) 441-0773. www.nielsencareerconsulting.com.
Name – Johnson O’Connor
Research Foundation
Title – Aptitude testing center
Location – Chicago
Services – Helps professionals identify their natural strengths,
and directs them to careers that will use those abilities. Through
testing, lawyers unhappy in their work can find a new direction,
whether by switching practice areas, using their JD in a different
capacity, or by switching fields altogether. It can also identify
why their current job is not a good fit.
Background – The nation’s oldest center for the study
of human aptitudes. The organization believes that true job satisfaction
depends upon using those aptitudes (or natural talents and skills)
with which you were born. Testing at one of 11 US locations (see
below for others) takes a day and a half and yields a useful and
individualized job profile and post-test consulting. Fee includes
free follow-up for the first year.
Contact – www.jocrf.org
Name – James N. Shumacker, J.D.,
M.A., M.Div.
Title – Career Counselor and life coach for lawyers and their
peers
Location – Indianapolis
Services – Helps clients through the process of discovering
what will make
them happy at work and outside of it. Integrates backgrounds, talents,
passions, interests, values and work preferences in a model for success
reflecting life purpose and mission and capitalizing on the uniqueness of
the individual. Advises on career moves and career development in support
of that model.
Background – A longtime member of the Indiana bar, Mr.
Shumacker has a
comprehensive background in the practice of law, organizational leadership
and career consulting. A graduate of Brown University with a J.D. from Indiana
University, he also possesses graduate divinity degrees from both The University
of Chicago and Meadville/Lombard Theological School. His interest is in making
career a transformational experience.
Contact – www.CareerPerfection.com
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Name – Wendy L. Werner,
M.S.Ed
Location – St. Louis-based and national
Services – Career consulting services for attorneys
and other professionals, assisting them in career change, career management,
and career enhancement. She serves as a sounding board, a referral source,
and skilled partner, in assisting clients in evaluating their current circumstances,
and making effective plans for changes, large or small. Assists lawyers with
performance improvement.
Background – Werner has worked in career consulting
for more than 20 years, most of which was as the Assistant Dean for Career
Services at Saint Louis University School of Law. She is a member of the ABA's
Law Practice Management Section, a member of the Law Practice Today web-zine
editorial board, and she writes a monthly column on careers and practice management
for the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
Contact – WernerWL@yahoo.com
Name – Fiona Travis, PhD
Title – Clinical psychologist
Location – Columbus
Services – Counsels attorneys and other legal professionals
for both personal and professional issues. Works with individuals,
couples, families and offers group therapy. Also helps lawyers make
the body/mind connection to a healthy balanced life. Onsite and telephone
consulting available.
Background – Psychologist, MA and PhD from Ohio State University.
Founder and Director of Columbus Psychological Center, a private
practice for over 25 years. Member of the Ohio State University’s
graduate faculty.. Author, Should You Marry A Lawyer? A Couples
Guide to Balancing Work, Love and Ambition. A speaker and seminar leader
at national, regional and local bar and judicial conferences.
Contact – www.LivingWithLawyers.com
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