• Marcia P. Shannon
• Kathleen E. Post
• Amy B. Mallow
• Diane Costigan
• Dena S. Smulow
• Michelle C. Nash
• Margie Boone
• Nancy S. Carver
• Mindy Johannessen
• Joey Silberfein
• Lane Vanderslice
• Affiliates
• International Affiliates

THE Lawyer's Career Management Handbook, Managing Editor and Co-author, West Publishing, 2010.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

In addition to overseeing the Career Management practice for Shannon & Manch, Marcia uses her expertise in coaching, career counseling, and group facilitation to help individuals and legal employers meet professional development goals, including enhancing leadership and performance, finding career satisfaction, and charting paths to career success. Marcia is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to lawyer development. Most recently, Ms. Shannon served as Managing Editor and co-author of THE Lawyer's Career Management Handbook: Your Bridge to a Satisfying Career (West Publishing, 2010) and contributing author to The Art and Science of Strategic Talent Management in Law Firms (West Publishing, 2010).

Specific expertise includes the following:

• Counseling individuals and groups on issues relating to career transitions and career management.
• Coaching individuals on career advancement strategies, with particular emphasis on developing and honing leadership and supervisory skills, enhancing interpersonal effectiveness, and building and sustaining productive client relationships.
• Administering and interpreting career-related inventories, including Myers-Briggs Type Indicator^®, The Strong Interest Inventory, and Coaching Report for Leaders.
• Designing and presenting training programs on career strategies, personal development, and attorney personnel management issues.
• Facilitating programs for law firms, government agencies and other groups including team building workshops; leading firm retreats and staff meetings.
• Conducting time management seminars and career success programs for new attorneys.
• Serving as speaker/panelist for numerous organizations, including the American Bar Association, NALP- The Association for Legal Career Professionals, the Association of Legal Administrators, the New York City Bar, the Bar of the District of Columbia, the Washington Area Legal Recruiters Association.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

Prior to becoming a principal in Shannon & Manch, Marcia was the sole principal in her private consulting practice and Senior Consultant to White Svikhart & Associates as well as to other organizations. Her prior academic administration experience includes positions as the Assistant Director of Georgetown University Law Center's Career Services Office and Director of Alumni Placement at the University of Cincinnati. As the Assistant Director of a top tier law school placement office, Ms. Shannon was responsible for developing employment opportunities for students, counseling students and alumni on career issues and job search preparation, directing special interest training and informational programs and presentations. She went on to build a successful private practice as a career advisor and consultant to legal employers, working with law firms, corporations, and the government.