901 Advizers
David
Founding Partner
VLP Law Group
Stanford 1993
Law - JD - Stanford Law School
Q1Career path
Transitioning from BigLaw
Entrepreneurship
Legal Career Path
2:26
"she and I then started a small law firm. Um, and that law firm, sort of by fits and starts is where I'm still at today, 17 years later."
Q2Main responsibilities
Mergers and Acquisitions
Financing
Business Law
0:46
"Mostly I counsel companies from two to 200 employees on their general business needs."
Q3Day in the life
Communication
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
1:53
"everything we do has to be perfect every single time."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Executive/Leadership
Teamwork
Project Management
1:40
"I spend less time now working in my business and probably at least half my time working on my business."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Client Relations
Work-Life Balance
Time Management
1:09
"I miss my best friend's wedding when I was younger, you know, those kind of things because I had a big deal that happens all the time."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Law
Entrepreneurship
Technology
0:54
"you're kind of always exposed to the next new thing."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Career Exploration
Job Search
Industry Realities
0:57
"Really, really be sure. I would say 95% of the people don't fit into that category and end up being in some version of unhappy."
Q10Entry-level positions
Entry-Level Jobs
Paralegal
Legal Assistant
1:03
"a lot of big firms...have legal assistant, uh, or paralegal positions, which is someone who really helps on the details of the documents."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Affirmations
Goal Setting
Motivation
0:56
"Defining an ideal state of yourself somewhere five to 10 years from now. Uh, writing a bunch of sentences that start with the words I am."
Q12College ideas for success
Recommendations
Grades
Extracurricular Activities
1:10
"grades, recommendations, and, um, extracurriculars related to, you know, your field."