Case Studies

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine moderated a round table discussion on “Hot Topics in Partner Recruiting and Group Placements” at the NALSC 2023 Fall Symposium in New York City.

Law School Speaking Engagement Roberta Kass and Amber Handman presented a webinar about the state of the California legal market for Yale Law School students on behalf of the school’s Career Development Office.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at The University of Michigan Law School.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine moderated “The Key to Successful Recruiting and Retention is Within Your Reach!,” a panel at the NALP (National Association of Law Placement) Annual Education Conference in Vancouver, Canada.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at The University of Chicago Law School.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at the New York University School of Law.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at Georgetown University Law Center.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine introduced and presented as part of an interactive session on “Reimagining Your Traditional, Non-Traditional, and Digital Sourcing Techniques,” at the NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine led a roundtable discussion on “LinkedIn and Recruiting” at the 2023 NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

Law School Speaking Engagement/Law Student Advising Roberta Kass and Amber Handman presented a webinar about the state of the California legal market for Yale Law School students on behalf of the school’s Career Development Office. Afterwards, they served as Mentor in Residence to individual law students.

Speaking Engagement Roberta Kass was a featured speaker at the Managing Partners’ Roundtable joint program with the Legal Administrators’ Roundtable. She spoke on “Hiring for your Law Firm: Lessons Learned from the Trenches” about best practices in hiring and onboarding lawyers and legal professional staff.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at The University of Virginia School of Law.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at The University of Michigan Law School.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at The University of Chicago Law School.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at Georgetown University Law Center.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at the New York University School of Law.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine was a panelist on “Questions Savvy Partner Candidates May Ask: Introducing the Lateral Firm Questionnaire,” at the NALP Annual Education Conference in New Orleans.

Speaking Engagement Roberta Kass co-presented “How to Hire for your Law Firm: Tips from the Trenches” to the UCLA Bruin Professionals Lawyers Affinity Group, about how to make sure the employees you hire are the employees you want and need.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman participated in a webinar for Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law titled Legal Recruiter Insights: Optimizing Success in a Long-Distance Job Search.

University Advising Webinar Roberta Kass and Amber Handman presented a webinar about the state of the California legal market for Yale Law School students on behalf of the school’s Career Development Office.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for The University of Michigan Law School Office of Career Planning.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at The University of Chicago Law School.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at the New York University School of Law.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at Georgetown University Law Center.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman conducted a Zoom presentation about the California Legal Market for students at Northwestern Pritzer School of Law.

University Advising Webinar Roberta Kass and Amber Handman presented a webinar about the state of the California legal market for Yale Law School students on behalf of the school’s Career Development Office.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine co-presented an online MCLE program, “It’s OK to Get Help Building a Career You Love,” on the MSheLE.com platform.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine co-led a program on “The LFQ Lateral Firm Questionnaire: What Lateral Partner Candidates Need to Know Now” as part of the “NALSC Presents” webinar series.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine was scheduled to moderate “Heed Red Flags to Avoid Lateral Hiring Heartbreak,” a panel at the NALP (National Association of Law Placement) Annual Education Conference in Montreal, Canada. (Canceled due to COVID-19)

Speaking Engagement Amber Handman was scheduled to be a panelist on “Switching Sides: Lessons Learned on Recruiting, Marketing and Time Management” at the NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. (Canceled due to COVID-19)

Speaking Engagement March 27, 2020 – Valerie Fontaine was scheduled to moderate the panel “Trending: New Practice Areas and Salary Ban Updates” at the NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. (Canceled due to COVID-19)

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine was featured in Berbay’s “Becoming More Competitive in the Diversity and Inclusion Arena” podcast regarding what small firms need to know about recruiting and retaining female and diverse lawyers.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman presented on the California Legal Market and met individually with students at Georgetown University Law Center.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman spoke about the California Legal Market and counseling students at the New York University School of Law.

Speaking Engagement Roberta Kass led the Corporate Counsel Roundtable, “Do You Want to be a GC?”, presented by the Business Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Speaking Engagement Roberta Kass spoke about the California Legal job market and counseled students at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine led a roundtable discussion regarding the NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) Code of Ethics at the 2019 NALSC Fall Symposium held at the New York office of Morrison & Foerster.

University Advising Summer 2019- Madeleine Seltzer conducted one-on-one career counseling sessions with Harvard Law School students

Speaking Engagement Roberta Kass and Amber Handman presented a webinar about the California legal market for Yale Law School students on behalf of the school’s Career Development Office.

Conference SeltzerFontaine is a Silver Sponsor of “A Decade After A Call to Action: Where Are We Now”. The all-day event at the Downtown Los Angeles offices of Munger Tolles & Olson LLP commemorates more than a decade of the Los Angeles County Bar Association – Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Joint Task Force…

Award Engagement SeltzerFontaine was pleased to support the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library at its Beacon of Justice Award Gala Honoring Rex S. Heinke and Hon. R. Carlos Moreno (Ret.). We are proud of Roberta Kass’ decade of service on its Board of Directors, currently as Vice Chair.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman presented about the California Legal Market and counseling students at New York University School of Law.

Speaking Engagement April 9-11, 2019 – Valerie Fontaine represented NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) at the NALP (National Association of Law Placement) annual educational conference in San Diego.

Law School Speaking Engagement Amber Handman spoke on the California Legal Market and met individually with students at Georgetown University Law Center.

Speaking Engagement – Podcast Valerie Fontaine was the featured guest in an ABA “Asked & Answered” podcast on “Where the Jobs Are: Hot Careers for the Class of 2019.” Listen Here!

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine moderated the Town Hall at the NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV from March 14-16.

University Advising – Webinar Roberta Kass and Amber Handman presented a webinar about the state of the California legal market for Yale Law School students on behalf of the school’s Career Development Office.

University Advising – Phone Consultations Madeleine Seltzer and Amber Handman conducted one-on-one career counseling sessions with Harvard Law School students.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine moderated “Are Those Clients Really Portable?”, a panel at the NALP (National Association of Law Placement) Annual Education Conference in Hollywood, FL.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine moderated the Town Hall session at the NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) Annual Conference in Austin, TX.

University Advising Amber Handman spoke to students at Columbia University School of Law about the California legal job market.

University Advising Amber Handman talked to students at New York University School of Law regarding the California legal job market.

University Advising Roberta Kass spoke to law students at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law regarding the Southern California Legal Market.

Speaking Engagement Roberta Kass presented a national webinar for the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Executive Series—New Year’s Resolutions to Advance Your In-House Legal Career.

Speaking Engagement Roberta Kass co-presented a webinar for the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Executive Series—Your Next In-House Move: Tips from Top Legal Recruiters.

University Advising – Webinar Roberta Kass and Amber Handman presented a webinar about the state of the California legal market for Yale Law School students on behalf of the school’s Career Development Office.

University Advising – Phone Consultations Madeleine Seltzer and Randy Beckwith conducted one-on-one career counseling sessions with Harvard Law School students.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine moderated and participated in “Holding Search Firms to a Higher Standard” at NALP’s (National Association for Law Placement) Second Annual Lateral Recruiting Conference in Chicago, IL.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine moderated “Are Your Lateral Partner Hires Profitable?”, a panel at the NALP (National Association for Law Placement) Annual Education Conference in San Francisco, CA.

University Advising Amber Handman spoke to students at Columbia University School of Law about the California legal job market.

University Advising Amber Handman talked to students at New York University School of Law regarding the California legal job market.

University Advising Amber Handman presented to students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School about the legal job market in California.

University Advising Amber Handman spoke to the students at Georgetown University Law Center about the California legal job market.

Speaking Engagement Valerie Fontaine moderated the Town Hall session at the NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) Annual Conference in Marina Del Rey, CA.

University Advising Roberta Kass spoke to law students at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law regarding the Los Angeles Legal Market.

Speaking Engagement Roberta Kass chaired a panel, “Mid-Career Reboot: Reassessing Career and Employer,” at the Women in Law Leadership Summit at UCLA Law School.

Community Involvement Roberta Kass was elevated to Vice Chair of the Board of Friends of the Los Angeles Law Library.