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description: Explore nonlegal jobs for law graduates leaving legal practice with Ex Judicata: vetted roles, JD career diagnostic, coaching, courses, and a 500,000+ user network.
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# Jobs for Law Graduates Leaving Legal Practice

Leaving legal practice can feel like stepping off a well-marked path into uncertainty. Ex Judicata helps law graduates and practicing lawyers identify realistic nonlegal roles, build business-ready skills, connect with JD-friendly employers, and learn from peers who have already made the move into business, nonprofits, government, academia, compliance, strategy, risk, and more.

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## Our Jobs for Law Graduates Leaving Legal Practice Services

A purpose-built platform helping JDs find, prepare for, and win meaningful careers beyond legal practice.

### Career Diagnostic

A 20–30-minute, PhD-validated assessment mapping attorney traits to 25 business careers, helping law graduates identify realistic nonlegal paths before investing time in applications.

[Learn More](/feeds/service/attorney-assessment-lawyers-leaving-legal-practice)

### Nonlegal Job Board

A JD-friendly employment platform featuring nonlegal roles in business, nonprofits, government, academia, and more, with filters for industry, function, seniority, and location.

[Learn More](/feeds/service/job-opportunities-lawyers-leaving-legal-practice)

### EXJ Community

A peer-to-peer network for non-practicing lawyers and lawyers exploring the exit, including member discovery by industry, function, company, and time since leaving practice.

[Learn More](/feeds/service/lawyer-employment-opportunities-jds-leaving-law)

### Career Coaching

A vetted panel of specialists offering CV, LinkedIn, personal brand, interview, leadership, and reverse-recruiting support tailored to lawyers moving into business roles.

[Learn More](/feeds/service/career-transition-coaching-services)

### Upskilling Programs

On-demand courses and webinars covering financial fluency, data analytics, destination industries, board service, and executive skills that help JDs become business-ready candidates.

[Learn More](/feeds/service/corporate-lawyer-courses-jds-leaving-legal-practice)

### EXJ Search

Retained executive search for senior JDs moving into compliance, risk, advisory, board-facing, chief of staff, ESG, GC, CLO, and executive-suite roles.

[Learn More](/feeds/service/executive-search-agencies-jds-leaving-law)

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## Our Lawyer Career Transition Process

### Clarify Your Best-Fit Career Direction

Start with the EXJ Career Diagnostic to map attorney traits against specific business careers. Instead of guessing, you get a structured view of roles where your legal training, temperament, and interests are most likely to translate.

### Build Business Fluency and Confidence

Use targeted courses and webinars to close the gaps law school rarely covers, including financial statements, analytics, executive communication, and industry-specific hiring expectations. These resources help you speak credibly with business hiring managers.

### Translate Your Legal Experience for Employers

Work through Career Corner support to reposition your CV, LinkedIn profile, cover letters, executive bio, and interview stories. The goal is to turn legal accomplishments into business outcomes employers can immediately understand.

### Connect With Jobs and People

Explore the EXJ Job Board for vetted nonlegal roles and join the EXJ Community to meet non-practicing lawyers already working across target industries. Peer examples help replace uncertainty with practical pattern recognition.

### Prepare Interviews and Executive Search

Use coaching, mock interviews, and, for senior candidates, EXJ Search to prepare for behavioral, case-based, competency, and executive-search interviews. The process helps you compete for roles beyond traditional legal hiring channels.

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Real JD Transitions

## Success Stories

See how JDs have moved into leadership, business, compliance, advisory, and executive roles beyond practice.

"I definitely think what you guys are doing is providing an amazing resource that it's shocking to me hasn't been available in the past."

Elaine Chen

The EXJ Difference

## Why Choose Ex Judicata?

Purpose-built support for lawyers who want more than another legal role.

### JD-Focused

Ex Judicata is dedicated exclusively to helping JDs build careers outside legal practice.

### Deep Expertise

Founders bring 75+ years of combined legal, business, education, recruiting, and publishing experience.

### End-to-End

Resources span diagnostics, courses, coaching, community, job listings, employer consulting, and executive search.

### Real Network

A 500,000+ user platform connects lawyers with peers, examples, and JD-friendly employers.

## Meet The Ex Judicata Team

Built by founders who understand legal career transitions.

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![Portrait of Neil Handwerker, Co-Founder of Ex Judicata](https://cdn.gushwork.ai/fallbacks/placeholder-1-1.png)

### Neil Handwerker

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.

![Portrait of Kimberly Fine, Co-Founder of Ex Judicata](https://cdn.gushwork.ai/fallbacks/placeholder-1-1.png)

### Kimberly Fine

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.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What jobs can law graduates get outside legal practice?

Law graduates can move into compliance, risk, corporate strategy, operations, product management, wealth management, business development, nonprofit leadership, government, policy, academia, advisory roles, and executive-search placements. Ex Judicata focuses on roles where JD skills translate into business value, including structured thinking, negotiation, judgment, stakeholder management, writing, and regulatory fluency.

### Is Ex Judicata only for lawyers who have already stopped practicing?

No. Ex Judicata serves both non-practicing lawyers and still-practicing lawyers who are exploring a move. Non-practicing lawyers can join the EXJ Community for free, while still-practicing lawyers can access community resources through the subscription option. The platform also supports BigLaw associates, in-house counsel, senior lawyers, and employers hiring JD talent.

### How does the EXJ Job Board differ from legal job boards?

Most legal job boards are built around associate, counsel, partner, in-house counsel, and GC roles. The Ex Judicata Job Board is designed for lawyers who want to leave legal practice, so listed roles are nonlegal and vetted for JD-friendliness. Users can browse opportunities across business, nonprofit, government, academic, and advisory settings.

### How can I figure out which nonlegal career fits my JD?

The EXJ Career Diagnostic is a 20–30-minute, PhD-validated assessment built specifically for lawyers. It maps eight attorney traits against 25 business careers, helping users move beyond vague ideas like “business role” and toward practical targets. Results can guide webinar recommendations, coaching conversations, course selection, and job board searches.

### Do employers really hire JDs for business roles?

Yes. Employers hire JDs into compliance, risk, strategy, operations, advisory, government, nonprofit, board-support, and leadership roles when the candidate’s experience is translated into business language. Ex Judicata also works with employers on JD talent sourcing, role design, and retained executive search for senior nonlegal and GC-adjacent roles.

### What support is available for resumes, LinkedIn, and interviews?

Ex Judicata’s Career Corner connects users with vetted specialists for CV rewriting, LinkedIn optimization, personal branding, interview preparation, leadership development, and reverse-recruiting support. Coaches understand the specific challenges of moving from legal credentials to business hiring processes, including ATS keywords, behavioral interviews, case formats, and executive-search conversations.

### Are there courses to close business skill gaps?

Yes. Ex Judicata offers upskilling resources built around the gaps JDs often face in business hiring. These include Financial Fluency for Lawyers, a CLE-eligible three-hour course, a Data Analytics primer with no coding required, executive education options, and the “If I Leave the Law” webinar series covering specific destination industries.

### How much does it cost to use Ex Judicata?

Pricing varies by resource. The EXJ Career Diagnostic is listed at $25.95, Financial Fluency for Lawyers is $195, and the EXJ Community is free for non-practicing lawyers, with a $9.29/month option for still-practicing lawyers exploring the exit. Job seekers can browse vetted jobs, while executive-search fees are employer-paid.

### Still Have Questions About Leaving Law?

Get guidance on the right next step for your transition.

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## Start Building Your Career Beyond Law

Tell us where you are in your transition, and the Ex Judicata team will help you identify the right next resource.

You can also send us a quick email at [kfine@exjudicata.com](mailto:kfine@exjudicata.com).

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