Leila R.
5.0
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Studied at Cornell University
Works at Prosper Legal Management LLC
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Available Tuesday at 2:00 PM UTC
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About Leila
Coaching for Busy Legal Professionals on the Go! With over two decades of legal and managerial experience at leading international law firms, I now help attorneys and other business services professionals navigate complex workplaces, career transitions, and interviewing processes. I hope to meet soon and determine how we may work together to achieve your career goals. Please set up an introduction through the Leland prompts- thank you!!
Why do I coach?
I coach because I have been fortunate throughout my twenty+ year legal career to hold positions both as a practicing attorney, and then in legal management, due to informal (and formal!) mentors and coaches I had along the way. I want to “pay it forward” to help talented attorneys and business services professionals navigate complex and demanding work environments and succeed on their own terms!!
Work Experience
Content Partner
CeriFi LegalEdge
August 2025 - Present
Create a series of short on-demand video presentations for attorneys and other business services professionals, including “Contracts that Disguise” and “Unlocking the LLC Advantage”.
Principal Consultant
Prosper Legal Management LLC
July 2024 - Present
Leila founded Prosper Legal Management LLC and serves as the Principal Consultant to leverage 20+ years of legal and management experience at leading international law firms. Leila offers expert professional & business development consulting to law firms and other organizations. These services build upon the original formation purpose to handle complex legal contracts, including in the publishing industry. (Organization development, strategy and branding began July 2024; official formation in June 2025)
Education Manager
Kirkland & Ellis
May 2022 - July 2024
Interviewer
Led the development and execution of attorney training programs across practice areas, including corporate, litigation, and intellectual property. Managed the NY summer associate program learning sessions. Developed cybersecurity programs. Acted as the firm expert on NY Continuing Legal Education rules and guidelines.
Manager, Strategy & Transactions
Arnold & Porter
September 2019 - May 2022
Interviewer
Led associates, Legal Assistants and staff attorneys in the Real Estate Transactions group, including work allocation, performance assessment, hiring and onboarding.
Attorney: Portfolio Management
White & Case
June 1998 - March 2018
Interviewer
Leila initiated an increase in the number of clients from one to eight for Banking Portfolio Management services. Directed Firmwide Business Development & Strategic Marketing Initiatives. Representative Clients: 1. Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2. BNP Paribas 3. Credit Suisse 4. Deutsche Bank 5. Jefferies Finance 6. JPMorgan Chase 7. Macquarie Capital 8. Morgan Stanley Acted as primary liaison with portfolio management, credit and operations divisions of clients regarding bank finance loan documentation, including security agreements, UCCs, Real Estate and Intellectual Property collateral. Prepared UCC policies and guidelines as a UCC Committee Member. Implemented Professional Development and mentoring programs for associates; prepared attorney training programs as a CLE Committee Member.
Education
Cornell University
B.A., English: Honor’s Program; Dean’s List
Editor, Praxis Literary Magazine
Columbia College
English
(Semester:Junior Year)
Fordham University Law School
JD, Law
International Law Journal member; tutored undergraduates in writing composition.
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Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
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Value
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Responsiveness
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Supportiveness
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