Suzie Scanlon Rabinowitz
Suzie Scanlon Rabinowitz | Managing Partner, Suzie Scanlon is active in the pursuit of practicing law differently and has been working as a pioneer in the virtual law firm space for more than twenty years and is an advocate for legal industry change. Suzie has co-authored a book released by the ABA in January 2015, entitled FINDING BLISS: Innovative Legal Models for Happy Clients Happy Lawyers. She is a proponent of alternative legal fees and developing innovative legal solutions.
Suzie practices in the fields of commercial transactions, licensing in the technology industry and marketing material review for alternative investments. She specializes in legal process management and high volume work flows for financial services companies. Prior to joining the virtual law firm world she worked as a traditional lawyer at the law firms Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. She also worked at the National Association of Securities Dealers (predecessor to FINRA) and in the New York State Executive Chamber of Governor Mario M. Cuomo as a Press Aide. Suzie earned her law degree in 1995 from Fordham Law School where she served as the Annual Survey Editor of the Fordham Law Review and was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Torts and Criminal Law. She received her B.A. in medieval studies from Sarah Lawrence College in 1992 with honors. Suzie is also a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program which is a scholarship based entrepreneurship program for business owners.
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Connecticut
Employment History
- Co-founder and Managing Director, Bliss Lawyers which was acquired in 2020 by Axiom, the global leader in on-demand legal talent
- Senior Counsel, Berger Legal LLC
- Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Summer Associate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Education
- J.D., Fordham University School of Law
- Annual Survey Editor, Fordham Law Review
- B.A., Sarah Lawrence College
Speak Engage
- Panelist:
The Hottest Trends in Legal Technology, Virtual Law Firms for the New York State Bar Association - Speaker:
The Virtual Lawyer: Virtual Law Firms and Other Legal Models, The Business and Ethics of Managing a 21st Century Law Firm, Stein Center for Law and Ethics and Corporate Law Center, Fordham Law School - Panelist:
Alternative Legal Careers, Fordham Law School - Speaker:
Developing Future Leaders, International Association of Fundraising Professionals - Speaker:
Next Generation of Board Development, Association of Fundraising Professionals - Speaker:
The Creation of an Associate Board, New England Association of Healthcare Philanthropy - Speaker:
Pursuing an Alternative Legal Career, Lawyers in Transition, New York State Bar Association
Professional & Civic Association
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Alumni
- Immediate Past Board Chairperson, LaGuardia Community College Foundation
- Trustee of NJ LEEP
- American Heart Association's (AHA's) Counsel for a Cause
- Leadership Advisory Board of The Ridgefield Playhouse
- Founding Chairperson, Danbury Hospital Associate Board of Directors
- Member, New York State Bar Association