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 Secretary to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) and Chairs its Newsletter Committee.
It’s good practice for every lawyer to compile a deal sheet (a list of representative transactions or litigation matters they’ve worked on). It’s even better to update it regularly! Not only will keeping an up-to-date deal sheet allow you to take stock of your experience, which will come in extremely handy if you intend to…
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If you’re like most people, you made New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, eat healthier, and exercise more. But did you make some resolutions to shape up your professional life, as well? January is a good time to take stock and plot some moves to advance your career. Here are ten resolutions for getting ahead…
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The beginning of the holiday season is a good time to take stock of the things for which we are grateful. Numerous scientific studies found that having a grateful outlook, “counting one’s blessings,” and expressing gratitude to others can have positive effects on our physical and emotional health as well as on interpersonal relationships—including those at work.…
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In the good old days (pre-pandemic), when lawyers interviewed for jobs, they dressed up in suits, maybe flew across the country, met with numerous people – sometimes sequentially and sometimes together – shook hands, and perhaps ate a meal and had a glass of wine. With the Return to Office movement, those old-fashioned in-person interviews…
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