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More About Your Writers

Michele and Mariah met in 2020 while working at a top-ranked international law firm.  Although based in different cities, they became fast friends over the phone. They attended law school with the goal of helping people and eventually realized that they shared a particular passion and skillset that went beyond focusing their energies solely within the legal field.

Drawing on their backgrounds in law, research, and communications, Michele and Mariah provide tailored writing, editing, and research services focused on precision, clarity, and impact—helping each client's message shine through.

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Michele

Co-Founder | Senior Writing Consultant

Michele's love of research and writing, combined with her intuition and attention to detail, enables her to bring to life the story you want to tell. She has crafted countless resumes, delved deep into Byzantine research rabbit holes, and ghostwritten, proofread, and edited all manner of writing.

Representative Experience

  • Managed and grew the career-opportunities program for a major global law firm, which included crafting personalized resumes for professionals across all career stages and providing one-on-one career-transition support

  • Received intensive recruitment-and-placement training while serving at one of the largest federal agencies, gaining in-depth knowledge of federal hiring practices

  • Served in litigation-support roles involving citation and fact checking, proofreading and editing, and project management

  • Coordinated annual law-clerk hiring for a chief federal appellate judge and annual staff attorney hiring for the court, gaining valuable insight into judicial-clerkship recruiting

  • ​Extensive experience researching, writing, editing, and ghostwriting across a wide range of topics and formats, including resumes and cover letters, correspondence, speeches, essays, procedural manuals and how-to guides, newsletters, and more

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Mariah

Co-Founder | Senior Writing Consultant

Mariah honed her research, writing, and editing skills before, during, and after law school.  Working as a paralegal, Mariah edited and cite-checked countless legal briefs, memoranda, and letters.  At Columbia Law School, she received the highest grade in her first-year legal writing seminar and was selected as a Teaching Assistant for the foundational moot court program.  In this capacity, she co-wrote a legal problem, edited student responses, gave research guidance, and prepared students for oral argument.  After graduating with honors, Mariah worked in the litigation department of a top-tier global law firm. 

 

At present, Mariah works one-on-one with law school graduates preparing for the bar exam.  She provides detailed feedback on practice essays, advises on successful legal writing and general study strategies, and tutors students on complex legal issues.  

 

Mariah’s editing experience is not limited to the law.  She has also provided in depth editing and advice on personal statements and on resumes and cover letters ranging from nannies to engineers.  Beyond her keen eye and attention to detail, Mariah is a consummate hype-woman with a unique ability to quickly identify and amplify people’s greatest strengths.  Mariah will be your partner in this process, with the goal of putting the best version of yourself forward.

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