Sasha Franklyn
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Craft Your Law School Story—with a Harvard & Columbia Law Grad
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Studied at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Works at Nurimas Coaching
Available tomorrow at 1:00 PM UTC
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Sasha's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $150/hr
Get help with Application Strategy, CAS Application Edit, and .
Sasha also coaches for Career Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, and Legal Practice. View all.
Sasha’s Law School Qualifications
Coaches professionally
60+ people coached for Law School
With 20+ years of professional experience across law, education, and leadership, I bring both firsthand experience and strategic insight to every stage of the law school journey. I earned my Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School and AB from Harvard University, scored in the 99th percentile on the LSAT, and was admitted to Harvard and Stanford Law before choosing Columbia—where I secured my Big Law offer as a 1L in Jones Day’s Paris office. As the founder of Nurimas Coaching, I’ve dedicated over 350 hours to supporting aspiring law students—first-gen, nontraditional, and transfer applicants alike—through LSAT preparation, application strategy, and career alignment. My specialty lies in helping candidates craft authentic, imaginative personal statements that reveal how they think and what drives them. Clients have written essays exploring a “third utopia” inspired by Indian science fiction, a Sherlock Holmes–style investigation into the heist of African languages as an introduction to how law can intentionally silence voices, and law as a language of displacement through its procedural rules—stories that marry creativity with intellectual rigor while remaining unmistakably personal. Beyond admissions, I help students study the law effectively, strengthen legal writing, and strategically position themselves for 1L and 2L opportunities. Whether your path leads to Big Law, public interest, or a federal clerkship, my coaching blends reflection with rigor—so you can approach law school with clarity, confidence, and a foundation for long-term success.
Sasha can help with:
Application Strategy
CAS Application Edit
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Interviews
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Waitlist Strategy
Sasha also coaches for Career Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, and Legal Practice. View all.
About Sasha
You have built something real. The credentials, the track record, the room you worked hard to earn. And something still will not move. Maybe it is a decision that keeps reopening no matter how many times you think it through. Maybe it is a pattern of hesitation that shows up at exactly the moments that matter most. Maybe it is the quiet sense that the path you are on was built for a version of you that is harder and harder to locate. That is not a clarity problem. That is a pattern problem. And it does not respond to more thinking, more information, or more time. WHO I WORK WITH ◆ High-achieving professionals carrying significant family or community weight alongside their own ambitions ◆ Attorneys, executives, and leaders at a point where the internal pressure behind their decisions or leadership is harder to ignore ◆ People who have done everything right and are still circling the same question WHAT WE DO We get specific about what is actually driving the pattern, name it precisely, and work on it at the level where it lives. Clients leave with a defined direction, a clear picture of what was stalling them, and the ability to move without returning to the same cycle. MY BACKGROUND ◆ Former M&A and sovereign wealth investment associate at Jones Day ◆ Johns Hopkins University — instruction and program leadership ◆ Created corporate training programs reaching 1 million+ professionals worldwide ◆ Delivered executive and legal training globally ◆ JD, Columbia Law School | AB, Harvard University ◆ Certified Coach · NLP Master Practitioner · Positive Intelligence® trained THE NEXT STEP Start with a 15-minute intro call. No cost. Just a real conversation about where you are and what is driving it.
Why do I coach?
I spent years at one of the most demanding law firms in the world, doing work that looked, from the outside, like everything was working. Inside it, I was navigating something unrelated to the quality of the work. The pressure behind it. The sense that my path was carrying more than just my own direction. That stepping too fully into what I actually wanted might cost something I could not quite name but felt clearly. I did not have language for that at the time. What I knew was that the thinking would loop, the clarity would come and go, and decisions that should have felt straightforward kept feeling heavier than they should. I eventually found my way through it. And what I learned in that process is what I now do with other people. WHAT DRAWS ME TO THIS WORK ◆ The moment someone stops circling ◆ When the pattern they have been inside of becomes visible enough that it loses some of its grip ◆ When they start moving in a direction that actually feels like theirs That moment does not get old. It is why I do this.
Work Experience
Career Decision Strategist | Founder
Nurimas Coaching
August 2020 - Present
Every person deserves to live a life that is fully their own. For high-achieving first-generation professionals, something specific gets in the way. A sense of who you are supposed to be that formed early and held together through every credential earned, every expectation met. Accomplished enough to question it by the time it feels indistinguishable from you. The burnout rest doesn't cure, the persistent second-guessing, the quiet wonder about where the version of yourself you actually recognize went — these are not signs of ingratitude. They are signs of something that has been deferred long enough to feel permanent. I developed the Double Failure Trap™ to name that pattern and work with it directly. The heritage stays. The people who shaped you stay. What changes is your relationship to the path — and whether it actually belongs to you. 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 🔹 Career Direction "I know what I'm doing next — and it doesn't feel like I'm letting anyone down. And there was never a wrong choice. I just wasn't able to see that." 🔹 Leadership Presence "I've been leading and managing myself at the same time. Now I'm just leading. Leadership stopped feeling like something I do and started feeling like something I am." 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 Most of what's keeping this stuck isn't yours alone. The inherited pieces and your own direction have gotten tangled, and that tangle is what drives the constant sense that you have to earn the right to want what you want. For first-generation and diaspora professionals specifically, that tangle has a particular shape. The path was never just yours. It was built from sacrifice, expectation, and a quiet understanding that success carries meaning beyond yourself. That weight does not disappear when you achieve. It just becomes harder to separate from your own voice. Most people at this point are performing a version of themselves. This work is about closing that gap — so you can simply be that person, without the management it takes to hold the performance together. The goal is not a decision. It is a life that feels like yours to actually live. 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐖𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 🧭 Decision Pressure Mapping™ — one focused session to see what is actually driving the stuck position 💎 The Untangled You™ — for professionals ready to claim a direction that holds without having to choose between who they are and everyone who shaped them 𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 ◆ 1,200+ hours of coaching delivered across career direction, leadership presence, and professional development ◆ Developed the Double Failure Trap™ — a framework for the specific bind that forms when both directions feel like they cost something they shouldn't ◆ Facilitate workshops and structured programs for corporate, legal, education, and healthcare organizations 🌐 www.nurimascoaching.com
Manager
Johns Hopkins University
May 2016 - August 2025
• Streamlined student evaluation workflows by implementing SharePoint and Power Automate, improving document delivery by 98% and freeing leadership time for coaching. • Built trust and retention across a remote team of 30+ instructors through goal-setting meetings and tailored course placement recommendations. • Fostered belonging among 100+ ELA instructors by hosting town halls, crafting newsletters, and leading transparent internal communications. • Mentored instructors in culturally responsive pedagogy and engagement strategies, improving instructional consistency across 18 online ELA courses. • Supervised curriculum development for grades 4–9 (1,000+ students annually), focusing on critical reading, vocabulary, and writing, guided by literacy research and student data. • Resolved 20+ parent/instructor escalations through restorative communication; reduced repeat academic integrity issues to under 10% per year. • Designed and delivered 100+ hours of professional development and onboarding for new and transitioning instructors, with coaching on feedback, rapport-building, and online methodology. • Led the creation of a centralized SharePoint curriculum hub, gaining stakeholder buy-in and training colleagues for cross-team collaboration. • Acted as change champion during departmental restructuring, leading town halls and sustaining team morale through clear, timely communication. • Recognized in all evaluation cycles for adaptive leadership, empathy, and responsiveness; consistently met 100% of performance benchmarks. • Instructed 8 courses (grades 2 to 9) in literary analysis, critical reading and thinking, creative and analytical writing, and publishing; met or exceeded parent and student satisfaction expectations in 25+ sessions.
Corporate Trainer (Legal & Business) | Coach | Author
스피쿠스
August 2014 - August 2025
• Developed and delivered training that has reached over 1 million learners worldwide, strengthening global communication, leadership, and negotiation skills for professionals across industries. • Designed and delivered executive and professional development coaching for business leaders, lawyers, and corporate teams, focusing on resilience, intercultural communication, negotiation, and leadership presence. • Defined curriculum and authored 8 textbooks, 4 flagship business English courses, and 700+ learning assets on legal and business English, U.S. energy policy, and global current affairs, driving company revenue growth and expanding market share in Korea and abroad. • Trained early-career lawyers and executives in persuasive communication, cross-cultural leadership, and presentation strategy—many of whom have since become partners or senior leaders in their fields. • Researched and advised on converting learning assets into blended-learning course modules, improving engagement and scalability. • Organized and facilitated workshops on presentation, negotiation, and professional communication tailored to Korean corporate executives, attorneys, and global professionals. • Led webinars on leveraging AI tools and cultural intelligence to enhance workplace productivity, communication, and team cohesion. • Authored and trained professionals from leading organizations, including Bae, Kim, & Lee; Samsung; Hyundai; SK Telecom; and Lotte, strengthening global communication capacity within Korea’s corporate sector.
Attorney: M&A and Sovereign Wealth Investments
Jones Day
August 2008 - June 2013
• Paris (1L summer) and New York (2L summer and Associate) offices • Spearheaded and supported transactional matters for sovereign wealth funds, public, and private companies in M&A and direct investments valued between $200 million and $2 billion, directly contributing to successful closings. • Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated a wide range of agreements, including merger, stock/asset purchase, co-investment, stockholder, escrow, and ancillary documents, ensuring compliance and alignment with deal strategy. • Coordinated due diligence, prepared detailed memoranda, and managed closing and post-closing processes, supervising junior associates and liaising with local counsel across jurisdictions. • Prepared SEC and NYSE filings—including proxy statements and Schedule 13D statements—and advised on tender-offer processes and securities-offering compliance, securing timely regulatory approvals. • Conducted legal research and drafted pleadings in connection with the Chrysler bankruptcy, contributing to high-visibility litigation efforts. • Mentored junior associates and co-led a mentorship program for 20+ underrepresented high-school students, introducing them to legal careers. • Provided pro bono representation in asylum cases and coordinated community service initiatives for the firm’s New York office.
Education
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Certification, Project Management
2025 - 2025
Executive Leadership Training Program certification.
Columbia Law School
Juris Doctor, Law
2005 - 2008
Harvard University
AB, Biology
1998 - 2002
Sasha was also personally admitted to
Stanford Law School
Harvard Law School
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