Turn relationship-building into a clear revenue strategy with JD-focused business development coaching built for lawyers and law firms. Ex Judicata helps attorneys translate legal judgment into business value, strengthen personal positioning, prepare for client-facing opportunities, and explore high-upside roles in sales, partnerships, revenue leadership, strategy, and other business functions where JD talent is in demand.
JD-focused coaching, positioning, interview preparation, education, and transition support for lawyers and law firms.
Guidance for lawyers exploring enterprise sales, partnerships, business development, and revenue leadership, with JD-specific coaching, interview preparation, job-board filtering, and community connections to professionals already in these roles.
Vetted Career Corner specialists support CV, LinkedIn, personal brand, interview preparation, leadership development, and reverse-recruiting needs for lawyers moving into business-facing or nonlegal opportunities.
Career Corner experts rewrite legal CVs and LinkedIn profiles for target business functions, emphasizing measurable impact, ATS keywords, executive positioning, and language that nonlegal hiring managers understand.
Coaches help lawyers practice behavioral, case-based, competency, and executive-search interviews so they can speak confidently about legal experience in business, revenue, strategy, and leadership contexts.
Courses and webinars close practical skill gaps in finance, analytics, vertical career paths, and executive communication, helping JDs build credibility with business hiring committees and clients.
Law firms and legal departments can provide structured career-transition support for departing attorneys, connecting them with coaching, community, job opportunities, and resources beyond traditional legal pathways.
Business development is rarely taught in legal practice, yet it becomes essential for lawyers pursuing revenue roles, client-facing leadership, firm growth, or careers beyond law. Ex Judicata combines JD-specific coaching, sales and interview preparation, business education, community insight, and employer connections to help lawyers reposition their experience as commercial value with clarity and credibility.
See how JD talent has moved into senior, business-facing, and executive opportunities through Ex Judicata.
Ex Judicata understands both the legal mindset and the business hiring market.
Built exclusively for lawyers, not generic professionals seeking broad career advice.
Career Corner includes vetted specialists in branding, coaching, interviews, and reverse recruiting.
Courses, webinars, diagnostics, community, job board, and search support work together.
Founders bring over 75 years across legal recruiting, education, publishing, and business.
Built by JD transition and legal-industry veterans.
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.
Lawyers do business development by identifying a focused market, building trusted relationships, communicating their value in business terms, and consistently following up with prospects, referral sources, and decision-makers. For JDs moving beyond practice, Ex Judicata helps translate legal experience into revenue, partnerships, strategy, and client-facing language that hiring managers and business leaders understand.
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Recognized audience reach across lawyers exploring nonlegal career paths.
Founder experience across legal recruiting, education, and business.
First comprehensive platform dedicated to JD career transitions.
Tell us where you are in your business-development or career-transition journey, and Ex Judicata will help identify the right next step, coaching resource, course, or community pathway.
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