Jessica Sisco

VP of Talent

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415-735-5933
jsisco@scalefirm.com
Denver, CO
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Jessica brings almost twenty years of legal talent management and community building at an AmLaw 50 firm to her role as Director of Talent at Scale. Her wheelhouse includes strategic recruiting and attorney integration, creating and sustaining a culture of connectivity, building organizational brand and fostering engagement, professional satisfaction and collaboration among colleagues. Jessica serves on the National Association for Law Placement (NALP)'s Board of Directors, and is a frequent speaker at NALP's Annual Education Conference and Newer Professionals Forum. She is also a guest lecturer at law schools on the importance of leveraging emotional intelligence for professional success, and has led communication skills training for both law firms and legal organizations. Jessica earned her BA in Communication from Stanford University and completed her MS in Organization Development at the University of San Francisco. Outside of work, Jessica can be found singing Disney hits with her two young children and husband, engrossed in the latest docuseries, or speed-reading historical fiction.

Areas of Expertise

Talent Management
Community Building
Professional Engagement Organization Development
Career Coaching & Strategy

Prior Associations

Reed Smith

Education

University of San Francisco
Stanford University

Bar Admission

N/A

Articles and Press

Dear WOMAN LAWYER SEEKING MORE:

This summer, we witnessed a woman presidential candidate on a national party ticket and US female Olympic athletes earning 53% of their country’s medals. So why is the landscape for women in law still so riddled with inequities? Is career advancement actually within your control? The answer is a resounding yes! Find out why.

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Time to Take Control of Your Own Practice Succession Plan

In HBO’s Succession, the family patriarch creates an unfair playing field, puppeteering a game that seemingly no one can win. For many Big Law and  boutique attorneys, the experience can feel eerily similar. Some are realizing that the risk of betting on themselves instead of waiting in the wings isn't really all that risky. Modern firms like Scale solve numerous problems inherent in a traditional legal practice. So long, puppeteer.

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