Biglaw Attorneys:
Gain clarity on how Biglaw fits into your broader career vision, whether you plan to stay for 3 months or 30 years.
(Limited Spots Available)
In this exclusive Biglaw Career Vision Masterclass, you'll sidestep haphazard job changes and take control of your career.
If you're craving more autonomy but feel trapped in the system, this masterclass will help you build leverage in your current role while creating more control over what comes next, whether that's to advance or pivot.
Sunday, May 4
11:00am - 1:30pm
Central Time
(Live via Zoom)
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Testimonials
Tara is great at listening attentively and offering timely advice. Her Masterclass is excellent because it's not the cookie-cutter approach to work-life balance. She understands that you have to expand your career beyond your law firm or workplace . . . .
What I also really like is she can adapt to whatever legal career you are coming from—litigation, corporate, in-house. The other participants and I came from varied legal professions and all found it helpful.
And her newsletter somehow always seems to hit the spot. I highly recommend Tara!
Masterclass Participant
Former Biglaw Attorney
When Tara says that she understands where you're coming from, it is an understatement. . . . if you would like to talk to an expert in her field, Tara is the person to reach out to.
Afshin Khan
Tara has offered me mentorship on a 1 on 1 basis and through her Biglaw Career Vision Masterclass. I would highly recommend any trainee/junior lawyers and associates attend any future masterclasses that Tara hosts or offers. Tara was able to step away from generic advice and encourage participants to dig deep into their aspirations for their lives and careers, while offering tangible actions to get closer to said goals. Tara's perspective as a professional who has risen up the ranks in elite law firms to Partner level sets her apart from other coaches as she understands the nuances of how law firms operate. I was really impressed by Tara's ability to tailor her masterclass to not just an American context but a wider international context as someone based in Ireland. I look forward to attending future masterclasses.
Demilade Adeniran
Tara was my mentor when I was a newly hired associate in big law. . . I felt like I could be open and honest with her and . . . . I felt more confident in myself and in my career thanks to her.
Biglaw Partner
New York City
Masterclass Agenda
Part 1: Engage in personalized assessments to:
Part 2: Acquire concrete strategies to:
Build your career around your life
(instead of building your life around your career).
Sunday, May 4
11:00am - 1:30pm
Central Time
(Live via Zoom)
Who It's For:
What to Expect:
How It Works:
Your Coach,
Tara Rhoades
Former Biglaw Partner
Founder of The Sanity Plea
I'm an attorney-turned-coach with 8+ years of Biglaw experience.
After graduating from Yale Law School in 2014, I spent 4 years as a Tax Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. In 2018, I joined the New York Tax Department of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and was promoted to Partner in 2020.
Testimonials
"Tara truly does this better than anyone . . . ."
I have had the privilege of working with Tara both in her capacity as a partner at Kirkland and as a career coach. Tara has impacted my career in two major ways. First, her patience and ability to explain complex legal concepts and market practices have provided me with essential foundational knowledge in my career as a tax attorney. Tara truly does this better than anyone I have worked with. In addition, Tara has served as a wonderful advisor and mentor. Having worked at law firms herself, she is well positioned to provide astute career advice to attorneys. Tara is insightful and asks all the right questions. I would recommend Tara to anyone, lawyer or not, looking to take the next step in their career.
Dana Quinn
"She understands what it takes to . . . navigate a legal career and build a sterling reputation while remaining balanced."
Tara is an outstanding, thoughtful, hard working, intelligent, and detail oriented professional in everything she does. I had the pleasure of working with Tara directly for years, and I was consistently impressed by her work ethic, competence, and ability to make the difficult seem easy. Perhaps more importantly, she manages to do it all with warmth, kindness, and a positive attitude that is infectious.
Tara was my appointed mentor at two different transitions in my career, and she helped me immeasurably in getting comfortable in my new roles. She understands what it takes to practice law and serve client needs at the highest levels, and how to navigate a legal career and build a sterling reputation while remaining balanced.
I have no doubt that she will bring the same tenacity in her new role as a coach, and could not recommend her more highly.
Rory Minnis
"Her advice proved to be invaluable."
I worked with Tara as a career coach while deciding whether or not to transition from my current position as a biglaw junior associate into another firm and another practice group. Tara, unlike a recruiter, was able to act as an impartial third party and gave me practical advice on questions to ask once I had an offer. She also was able to ask me questions about why I wanted to lateral, and what I hoped to gain from this new job that helped me frame my thinking.
Her advice proved to be invaluable. Before working with Tara, I was very set on lateraling and accepting the job offer. Tara encouraged me to first ask certain questions of the firm, the partners, and associates. After doing so, I was able to clearly see that this opportunity wasn’t right for me given my goals and I opted to stay at my current firm.
I would highly recommend Tara to anyone who needs career coaching. She has a very calm, focused, and organized approach to coaching which I found extremely helpful. She is not there to tell you what to do or what she would have done, but instead uses her years of experience to give you a different perspective. She helps you determine what your goals are and how to achieve them.
Biglaw Associate
Los Angeles, CA
"I counseled with her on everything from . . . best practices in working with colleagues, to big picture career questions."
Tara has acted as both a formal and informal mentor to me since the start of my legal career. She proactively engaged with me regularly and connected with me on a personal and professional basis. Early in my career, I needed to make a cross country move and she helped me navigate the office transfer every step of the way. I had no personal relationships with biglaw partners prior to Tara, and her insight has been invaluable to me as I counseled with her on everything from substantive tax law questions, best practices in working with colleagues, to big picture career questions.
Rachelle Stapley
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