Job Board
Browse the Ex Judicata Job Board, an employment platform where 100% of listed roles are nonlegal opportunities for lawyers across business, nonprofit, government, academia, compliance, risk, strategy, and advisory functions.
Explore a career platform built specifically for lawyers, JDs, law students, paralegals, and non-practicing attorneys seeking meaningful opportunities beyond traditional legal practice. Ex Judicata connects legal talent with nonlegal roles, coaching, courses, networking, career diagnostics, and employer search resources designed to turn a JD skillset into a business, nonprofit, government, or academic advantage.
End-to-end resources for lawyers exploring jobs, coaching, education, networking, and career transitions beyond practice.
Browse the Ex Judicata Job Board, an employment platform where 100% of listed roles are nonlegal opportunities for lawyers across business, nonprofit, government, academia, compliance, risk, strategy, and advisory functions.
Move from uncertainty to direction with an end-to-end platform covering self-assessment, courses, coaching, community support, job search, and executive placement pathways for JDs leaving legal practice.
Access Career Corner’s vetted specialists for CV rewriting, LinkedIn optimization, personal branding, interview preparation, leadership coaching, board prep, and reverse recruiting tailored to JD-to-business transitions.
Join a peer-to-peer network for non-practicing lawyers and transitioning JDs, with member directory filters by industry, company, function, and years since leaving law.
Build business fluency through on-demand courses and webinars covering finance, data analytics, compliance, insurance, sales, communications, legal-adjacent careers, board service, and other transition-ready paths.
Employers can engage Ex Judicata’s retained executive search practice to source lawyers for senior nonlegal roles in compliance, risk, advisory, corporate development, and leadership.
Ex Judicata helps attorneys identify, prepare for, and pursue fulfilling opportunities outside traditional practice. From a dedicated nonlegal job board and career diagnostic to vetted coaching, executive education, peer networking, and retained search, the platform gives JDs a structured way to translate legal experience into business value and connect with organizations actively seeking their skills.
See how lawyers have moved into business, compliance, advisory, executive, and leadership roles.
Ex Judicata is purpose-built for lawyers pursuing meaningful careers beyond legal practice.
Every resource is designed specifically for lawyers, JDs, and non-practicing attorneys.
The platform crossed 500,000 unique users, reflecting strong demand from legal talent.
Neil Handwerker and Kimberly Fine bring 75+ years of combined legal-industry experience.
Jobs, coaching, courses, diagnostics, community, and search work together in one ecosystem.
Built by leaders who understand legal career transitions.
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.
Ex Judicata focuses on nonlegal roles where a JD background is valuable. Listings may include compliance, risk management, regulatory affairs, corporate strategy, chief of staff, board secretary, ESG, insurance, wealth management, communications, business development, legal-tech, nonprofit leadership, government policy, and academic administration. The goal is to reduce the noise of general job boards by concentrating on opportunities suited to lawyers moving beyond practice.
Connect with Ex Judicata for confidential career guidance.
Major audience milestone reached in January 2026.
Combined founder expertise across legal careers.
Built exclusively for JD career transitions.
Tell Ex Judicata what kind of transition, hiring need, or career support you are exploring, and the team can help point you toward the most relevant platform resources.
You can also send us a quick email at kfine@exjudicata.com.
You can also send us a quick email at kfine@exjudicata.com.