Kathy is an experienced leader in career counseling and professional development for lawyers through her private practice Under Advisement Ltd., www.UnderAdvisement.com.
A lawyer herself, she has guided countless attorneys to careers they enjoy and perform at the highest level.
She has tried cases in courtrooms from Hawaii to Massachusetts.
In 1985, already on the teaching faculty at Northwestern University School of Law, she was asked to serve as the law school’s Director of Career Counseling, beginning decades guiding lawyers in-house, in law firms, in the public sector and beyond through her national coaching practice, Under Advisement Ltd..
Kathy also pioneered in-firm lawyer training and professional development initiatives at: Katten; the Chicago predecessor firm of Faegre Drinker; and Sidley Austin. She launched the Chicago Law Firm Training Group and was a charter board member of the national Professional Development Consortium.
The American Bar Association recruited Kathy to re-engineer its Continuing Legal Education Center.
In 2000, she also created and directed a Career Resource Center for the ABA. In 2015, she was selected to chair the board of the ABA’s new Legal Career Center.
She has been the sole featured career counselor for the Chicago Bar Association’s Career Advancement Program for over ten years and, since 2019, has been an invited member of the Forbes Coaches Council.
Kathy’s law department attorney coaching services span:
- Career Check-Ups
- Comprehensive Job Search Guidance
- Advice for Compensation Negotiations
- Starting Your In-House Role Well
- Skill Enhancement/Career Advancement Counseling
- Giving and Getting Quality Feedback
- Dealing with In-House Politics and Reorgs
- Personalized Outplacement Counseling
- Contemplating Your Encore Career … and more.
Via video counseling, Kathy continues to enjoy providing lawyers accessible job search advice, career counseling, and professional development consulting services.
She has been the moderator of a career series for the Chicago ACC Chapter and a speaker on ACC programming.
In the Fall of 2024, Kathy will be moderating a panel called: In the Mind of GCs: What they value and expect from outside counsel.
Contact her at kathy@UnderAdvisement.com or call 773-961-8142