Career Coaching
Work with a curated panel of 10 vetted Career Corner experts specializing in CVs, LinkedIn, branding, interview preparation, leadership development, and JD-to-business repositioning.
Career Transition Coaching Services from Ex Judicata help lawyers, JDs, paralegals, and law students move confidently beyond legal practice. From diagnostics and vetted coaching to CV rewriting, interview preparation, networking, courses, and nonlegal job opportunities, the platform gives legal professionals a structured, confidential path toward business, nonprofit, government, and academic careers.
Structured JD-focused support for every stage of leaving law and building a meaningful nonlegal career.
Work with a curated panel of 10 vetted Career Corner experts specializing in CVs, LinkedIn, branding, interview preparation, leadership development, and JD-to-business repositioning.
Use the EXJ Career Diagnostic to map your personality traits against 25 business careers with a confidential, PhD-validated report designed specifically for lawyers.
Reframe your legal experience for nonlegal hiring managers with CV rewriting, LinkedIn optimization, ATS keyword tailoring, cover letters, executive bios, and achievement statements.
Prepare for behavioral, competency, case, panel, executive-search, board, nonprofit, and government interviews with JD-specific coaching that translates legal experience into business impact.
Build practical business fluency through on-demand courses and webinars covering finance, data analytics, compliance, insurance, sales, communications, board service, and legal-adjacent careers.
Access the Ex Judicata Job Board, EXJ Community, reverse-recruiting support, and EXJ Search pathways focused on nonlegal roles where JD skills are valued.
Start with reflection, platform resources, and the EXJ Career Diagnostic, which maps attorney personality traits against 25 business careers to help identify realistic next-step options.
Real examples show how lawyers have moved into executive, advisory, compliance, risk, and business roles.
Built exclusively for lawyers pursuing meaningful careers beyond legal practice.
Every resource is designed for lawyers translating legal training into business-ready career narratives.
Career Corner specialists are selected for CV, LinkedIn, branding, coaching, and interview expertise.
The platform crossed 500,000 unique users and continues growing its JD transition network.
Diagnostics, education, coaching, community, job search, and executive placement live in one ecosystem.
Experienced founders who understand legal careers and business 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.
Career coaching costs vary by coach, scope, and level of support. Ex Judicata’s Career Corner lets users browse 10 vetted specialists, each with their own pricing and a complimentary consultation. Platform access is $9.29/month for still-practicing lawyers, the EXJ Career Diagnostic is $25.95, and Financial Fluency for Lawyers is $195.
Connect with Ex Judicata for confidential next-step guidance.
Major reach among JD career-transition audiences.
Founder expertise across legal careers and business.
Dedicated exclusively to nonlegal JD careers.
Tell Ex Judicata where you are in your transition, and the team can help you identify the right resources, coaching path, or platform tools to support your next step.
You can also send us a quick email at kfine@exjudicata.com.
You can also send us a quick email at kfine@exjudicata.com.