LEGAL CAREER AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COACHING

As a seasoned legal career and business development coach, Jason Levin has helped countless attorneys secure new opportunities and gain new clients.

If it is important for your career coach to be relatable, encouraging and relentless in challenging you to examine, package and realize your potential, then Jason is an excellent choice. Jason provided practical strategies to keep me focused and energized. He also kept abreast of events and individuals who would be helpful to my identifying opportunities. It goes without saying that I highly recommend Jason’s services.

- Sherri H. - General Counsel

Jason Levin, MBA, founder of Ready, Set, Launch, LLC, resides in Washington, D.C. and has considerable expertise working as a legal career and business development coach.

Jason has worked as a career and business development coach for lawyers at all career stages with positions at:

  • Am Law 100 law firms
  • Fortune 500 companies
  • Federal, state, and local government agencies
  • Professional and trade associations
  • Social mission non-profits
  • US Military

Consider Jason Levin as your legal career and business development coach.

Jason Levin’s legal industry experience provides him with relevant insights that allow him to excel in working with attorneys of all backgrounds.  His work includes:

  • Association of Corporate Counsel’s career coaching program;
  • Moderator, panelist, and speaker at national conferences, including the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC), Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), and the National Association for Law Placement (NALP);
  • Former Board Member for the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Capital Chapter;
  • Writer on business development and career management topics for Above the Law, NALP, and Washington Exec; and
  • Vault.com’s Washington, D.C. presence for 3 years, building relationships with law firms, in-house counsel and government.

Legal career coach for attorneys

Jason Levin is an excellent connector. I thoroughly enjoyed Jason’s presentation on Intentional and Authentic Approaches to Maintaining and Growing Your Network. It was filled with useful advice on how to reconnect with those we have lost contact with, how to follow-up and continue to connect with those we are currently connected to, and how to have meaningful interactions. It was a how to guide for networking and connecting. Moreover, Jason is energetic, insightful, impactful, and motivates the audience to action. Jason practices what he preaches and is an excellence resource for building Relationships to Infinity. I highly recommend Jason and look forward to our next interaction.

Lisa Collins, 2023 Chair of 12th Annual LCLD Alumni Leadership Symposium.

Legal career and business development coaching options include speaking, training, and webinars, as well as individual and group coaching.

Career coaching for lawyers can include topics such as:

  • Crafting an effective and actionable legal business development plan;
  • Acting on your business development plan through targeting and consistency;
  • Authentic networking strategies to nourish, build, and further develop relationships;
  • Crafting a legal resume and improving your LinkedIn profile to articulate your accomplishments and personal brand story;
  • Interview coaching (for phone, pre-recorded, and video conference interviews) to land a promotion or new job;
  • Handling a layoff or potential layoff, so you can take the next step in your career; and
  • Retirement and career transitions.

I found Jason Levin through the Association of Corporate Counsel coaching list.  As a lawyer, I highly recommend working with him.  I benefited from his general career coaching and sales/marketing skills, and we hit the ground running because of his familiarity with the legal marketplace.  Jason helps push you to take the right next steps.

- Dave S. - Senior In-House Counsel

Jason gave me the tools I needed to communicate my qualifications effectively and the confidence I needed to make connections during my search. Together we created a strategy and narrative that was true to my personality and passions, which enabled me to find the perfect fit in my search to take the next step in my legal career. I'm not the type of person who asks for help easily, but working with Jason was exactly what I needed. With the right attitude, Jason can help you to get out of your own way to make meaningful professional connections and win the position you seek.

-Amlaw 100 associate who transitioned to a Fortune 100 in-house legal role

LEGAL CAREER AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COACHING FOR LAW FIRM ATTORNEYS

Partner, Counsel, Associate

Building Relationships and Managing Stakeholders

Networking begins in your practice group, in your office, and in your firm. Your internal firm relationships are the anchors of your personal brand.  Let’s develop a plan to build and maintain them.  

Business Development Strategies and Tactics

Regardless of how much business development experience you have had, Jason can work with you, and your practice group, to build clear strategies and actions for your client development goals.

Jason is a fan Daniel Pink’s To Sell is Human in which he equates the art of selling to the art of listening.  By listening to the market, you can learn to sell authentically in your own voice.

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Read Jason's article Actionable “Tele”Networking Business Development Strategies During COVID19

 

Learn more about business development options for attorneys.

Legal Career Transition

Whether you want to leave or enter BigLaw, switch firms, or are not sure what you want to do, legal career coaching can help you figure that out. 

Jason can talk through your unique situation to map out a realistic 12-18 month plan to set a direction for your career.

Retirement Transition

You have had a great ride at your firm and find yourself asking, “Now what?!”  Schedule a conversation about how to approach your next step.

Also see Jason's articles on making the retirement transition:

above-the-lawAre you retiring? If so, go back to the future to define your next step!

Imparting Your Legal Legacy – Essentials For A Mentor Considering An Investment In A Mentee

LEGAL CAREER COACHING FOR IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS

Corporate, Public, and Non-Profit Sectors

Managing Stakeholders and Communicating Your Value

As an in-house attorney, engaging all of your business partners is key to your success.  As a talented lawyer with a diverse set of experiences and a range of relationships, it’s time to take an intentional career management approach.  

Jason will first listen and understand your unique skill set and the value you bring. 

He will then partner with you to develop custom strategies (beyond the clichés you normally hear and read) to raise your profile and help you move forward in your organization.

Organizational strategies shift. 

Your supervisor retires. 

You might be considering opportunities beyond your current in-house role.  

If you think it is time to look beyond, Jason will partner with you to take stock of your achievements and explore potential transition opportunities based on your goals. From there, he can work with you to craft a clear message that runs through your conversations, your resume, and your LinkedIn profile. 

Retirement Transition

You have had a great ride at your firm and find yourself asking, “Now what?!”  Schedule a conversation about how to approach your next step.

Also see Jason's articles on making the retirement transition:

above-the-lawAre you retiring? If so, go back to the future to define your next step!

Imparting Your Legal Legacy – Essentials For A Mentor Considering An Investment In A Mentee

Take advantage of a complimentary 30-minute consultation, to see if Jason Levin is the legal career coach right for you.