Rachel is the founder of Interconnected Us, where she works with senior associates, income partners, and equity partners at AmLaw 200 firms on origination strategy, credit protection, and the internal dynamics that determine advancement inside large law firms.

Her path is distinctive: labor lawyer to real estate developer to founder. That trajectory informs how she works. She understands the economics and politics of BigLaw—the billing pressure, the credit disputes, the gap between excellent lawyering and actual authority—and builds strategy exclusively for
lawyers navigating those dynamics.

She serves on the ABA's Women Rainmaker Committee, advancing revenue leadership within the profession. She has taught at a variety of bar associations as well as AmLaw 200 firms including Lewis Brisbois and Cooley.

What advisory services do you provide?

I work with senior associates, income partners, and equity partners in BigLaw on origination strategy, credit protection, and institutional authority. Engagements include private advisory, firm retainers, and structured cohort programs.

I also work directly with practice group chairs and firm committees on retaining and advancing their women lawyers.

What services do you provide in addition to advisory work?

I deliver keynotes and workshops on business development, origination strategy, executive presence, and influence. I also design and facilitate cohort programs for firms targeting measurable advancement outcomes for mid- and senior-level women.

What is your philosophy?

Excellent work got you here. It will not get you there. I work on the specific moves that change how your revenue is attributed, how your credit is protected, and how much authority you hold inside rooms that matter. My clients are not broken—they have been operating inside systems that reward
over-functioning and penalize self-advocacy. We change the operating strategy.

What interests or excites you about working with women lawyers?

I began my career as a lawyer in private practice, then moved into real estate development—two fields where women are underrepresented and where you learn quickly that excellent work alone does not determine who advances. I know the sting of being someone’s “secret weapon” and feeling under-recognized for my work in a variety of ways. I also know how terrifying it feels to approach a high-stakes conversation.

Tell us about your training and background.

My training is experiential in ways that are directly relevant to the women I serve. I’ve practiced law and understand the profession from the inside. I’ve structured real estate transactions from $1MM to $70MM, which taught me invaluable lessons about dynamics between parties, whether in a negotiation or ostensibly on the same side. I’ve also done sustained personal work on my perfectionism through a 12-step recovery program, which gave me an uncommon and deeply informative direct lens into the psychological patterns that keep high-performing people stuck: over-functioning, self-worth tied to external recognition, and the difficulty of advocating for oneself inside systems that don’t just reward compliance—they are structured to maintain it. There is no certification that offers what my clients need, and there is no substitute for someone who has learned these lessons herself.