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.
As we ease out of pandemic protocols, the New Normal won’t be the same as the Old Normal—nor should it be. We’re slowly returning to the office, or at least some of us are going back some of the time. We’re beginning to travel to conferences and business meetings, although not quite as often as…
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– NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) podcast, episode 2, featuring Valerie A. Fontaine
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One way to get ahead in your career is through thought leadership—public speaking, presenting webinars, podcasting, writing for publication (online or print), blogging, and participating in social media. These activities increase your visibility, develop your credibility, demonstrate your expertise, and plant seeds for attracting direct client contacts and referrals. You want to be known, easily…
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The lateral attorney market is hotter than ever and, despite offering huge salaries and bonuses plus sometimes almost astronomical signing bonuses, legal employers scramble to fill their openings. Dollar numbers are easy for competitors to match or outmatch; therefore, that strategy provides no real advantage. Organizations must find other ways to differentiate themselves to both…
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