Do you want to work with someone who is a lawyer and former legal recruiter?

As a legal recruiter Ms. Silverstein reviewed and revised thousands of resumes in addition to interviewing attorneys at every level of their career. Her expertise included placing candidates at in-house positions, with solo practitioners and in international firms. Currently, as a career consultant to private clients and groups, Ms. Silverstein counsels attorneys and other professionals regarding their job prospects and how their interview skills, resumes and social media profiles can be used as effective tools to reach their career goals. She knows what employers in a variety of legal practice areas require of the candidates they seek to hire and how to draft professional resumes that will maximize your chances of finding the perfect fit for you.

Ms. Silverstein is an attorney who practiced Holocaust restitution as well as women’s health product liability prior to beginning her career as a legal recruiter. As Chair of the Law Student Perspectives Committee at the New York City Bar Association and as a former member of the Career Advancement and Management Committee, Ms. Silverstein organizes panel discussions and has lectured on topics including resumes and cover letters, the current economy and its effect on recent graduates and attorneys as well as alternative legal careers and how to best market oneself for a job search.

Ms. Silverstein is the Attorney Job Search Expert at Job-Hunt.org, the award-winning employment portal. She serves as Co-Chair of the Brandeis Alumni Lawyers Network, is a member of the Lawyers in Transition Committee of the New York State Bar Association, is a member of Hadassah’s New York Attorney’s Council and is a former Co-Facilitator of the Social Media Affinity Group at In Good Company Workplaces. Additionally, she volunteers at Federation Employment and Guidance Service (FEGS): Health and Human Services’ Connect to Care program for Employment and Career Transition Services. Ms. Silverstein received her B.A., cum laude, from Brandeis University and her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.