“How Your Online Footprint Impacts Your Career — and How to Clean It Up”
National Jurist, May 12, 2026
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Valerie A. Fontaine earned her JD from UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) and her BA, Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude, from UCLA. She was on the Editorial Board of COMM/ENT, a Journal of Communications and Entertainment Law. Valerie practiced law with a prominent Los Angeles law firm and entered the legal search profession in 1981. Valerie is past Secretary to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) and former Chair of its Newsletter Committee. She currently serves as a consultant to NALSC headquarters.
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National Jurist, September 17, 2025
Older but Wiser Job Seekers: How Experienced Lawyers Can Turn Maturity into a Market Advantage
America’s workforce is aging, and the legal profession is no exception. According to recent U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, workers age 55 and older now comprise roughly one-quarter of the U.S. labor force, a share that steadily increased over the past decade. Labor force participation among professionals in their late 50s,…