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As a founding partner of Seltzer Fontaine Beckwith, a legal search firm based in Los Angeles, and former practicing lawyer, Valerie Fontaine has assisted hundreds of attorneys with their career transitions. Valerie places attorneys with law firms, corporate law departments, and nonprofits across the US, and consults with regard to career and practice development, and law office management and expansion. Valerie earned a JD from UC Hastings College of the Law and an undergraduate degree in political science from UCLA magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She presents programs for colleges, law schools, professional organizations, and law firms and regularly publishes articles in the legal press, both online and in print media, on topics related to attorney job search, partner recruitment and placement, career development, updates on the lawyer job market, and trends in the legal profession. The second edition of her book, "The Right Moves: Job Search and Career Development for Lawyers", was published in 2013 by NALP (National Association for Law Placement). Valerie serves as Secretary to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC).