EXJ Community
Join the first peer-to-peer network built for non-practicing lawyers and still-practicing attorneys exploring career moves into business, nonprofits, government, and academia.
Attorney Network Services from ex judicata connect JDs with the people, roles, and resources that make nonlegal career moves more practical. Access the EXJ Community, peer networking, member directory, job board, courses, and vetted coaching designed for lawyers exploring business, nonprofit, government, academic, or legal-adjacent opportunities with confidence and discretion.
Purpose-built networking, career resources, and hiring connections for lawyers exploring opportunities beyond traditional practice.
Join the first peer-to-peer network built for non-practicing lawyers and still-practicing attorneys exploring career moves into business, nonprofits, government, and academia.
Search and connect with JDs by career type, industry, company, and years since leaving law to find relevant mentors, peers, and warm introductions.
Build practical relationships with lawyers who understand the identity, compensation, and positioning challenges involved in moving beyond legal practice.
Browse an employment platform where listed roles are designed for JDs seeking nonlegal opportunities in compliance, risk, strategy, operations, communications, and more.
Access vetted Career Corner specialists for CV rewriting, LinkedIn optimization, personal branding, interview preparation, leadership coaching, and reverse recruiting support.
Use on-demand courses and vertical-specific webinars to close business-skill gaps and learn from JDs who successfully made similar transitions.
ex judicata brings networking, learning, job discovery, and career support into one focused ecosystem for attorneys. Instead of searching scattered LinkedIn posts or generic career groups, JDs can connect with non-practicing lawyers, explore curated nonlegal roles, learn business skills, and use coaching resources created specifically for the lawyer-to-business transition.
See how JDs use ex judicata resources to identify roles, build confidence, and move into new careers.
A first-of-its-kind platform focused exclusively on JDs building careers beyond legal practice.
Every resource is built for lawyers, not repurposed from generic career-transition platforms.
Connect with non-practicing lawyers who have already navigated the transition successfully.
exjudicata.com crossed 500,000 unique users, creating a serious audience for JD career mobility.
Founders bring 75+ years of combined experience in legal recruiting, publishing, and education.
Experienced leaders building the JD career-transition ecosystem.
Co-Founder
Neil Handwerker is the Co-Founder of Ex Judicata, the world's only comprehensive employment platform dedicated to helping lawyers transition from legal practice to fulfilling nonlegal careers. After earning his JD, Neil briefly practiced law before recognizing it wasn't the right fit and pivoting to a career in business. That firsthand experience became the foundation of his mission. He co-founded Fulcrum Information Services, which grew into a market leader in management education for outside counsel, in-house lawyers, and C-suite executives. Neil later became a seasoned legal recruiter before launching Ex Judicata in 2022 alongside his long-time business partner Kimberly Fine. With over 75 years of combined industry experience between the two founders, Neil brings deep expertise in legal recruiting, career transitions, and platform building to every aspect of the company.
Co-Founder
Kimberly Fine is the Co-Founder of Ex Judicata and a seasoned business leader with an MBA and decades of experience at the intersection of legal services and publishing. As the long-time business partner of Neil Handwerker, Kim helped build Fulcrum Information Services into a market leader in management education for outside counsel, in-house lawyers, and C-suite executives. She subsequently held prominent roles at several leading legal publications, deepening her expertise in the legal industry and the career challenges facing JDs. In 2022, Kim co-founded Ex Judicata to create a first-of-its-kind platform connecting lawyers seeking nonlegal career paths with organizations eager to hire JD talent. Her business acumen and media savvy have been instrumental in growing the platform to over 500,000 unique users and launching the groundbreaking EXJ Community.
Attorney Network Services from ex judicata are designed to help JDs connect with peers, mentors, career resources, and employers outside traditional legal practice. The platform includes the EXJ Community, member directory, nonlegal job board, Career Corner coaching, courses, webinars, and editorial resources. It is built specifically for lawyers exploring business, nonprofit, government, academic, or legal-adjacent careers.
Reach out for confidential guidance on the right starting point.
Major platform reach across the JD community.
Founder experience across recruiting, education, and publishing.
Purpose-built ecosystem for lawyers leaving practice.
Tell ex judicata where you are in your transition, and the team can help point you toward the right community, coaching, job-search, or employer resource.
You can also send us a quick email at kfine@exjudicata.com.
You can also send us a quick email at kfine@exjudicata.com.