Legal Practice Coaches, Events, and Resources

Welcome to my profile! As a current JD candidate at UCLA School of Law, I bring a wealth of experience and insight into the legal field. My journey includes being a 1L Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholar and gaining hands-on experience as a Summer Associate at Hogan Lovells, with exposure to in-house legal work at IBM. During my undergraduate years at UC Santa Barbara, I was actively involved in the admissions committee, which honed my skills in evaluating applications and understanding what makes a candidate stand out. I am passionate about helping aspiring legal professionals navigate their career paths and law school applications. Let's connect to strategize your journey into the legal world!

I have received BigLaw offers from multiple V10 firms.

As a recent Stanford Law School JD graduate and a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, I bring a range of experience in public service legal roles as a law student and new attorney, including with the Department of Justice, private public interest firms, and federal clerkships. My diverse legal background, from clerking to interning with the House Foreign Affairs Committee Legal Counsel, equips me with a deep understanding of the legal field. I am passionate about helping aspiring legal professionals navigate their career paths, offering insights into law school applications, internships, and clerkships. Let's work together to achieve your legal career goals—reach out to start your journey today! What's the process? It depends on your goals and preferences, but I typically like to do a 15-30 minute initial meeting to understand your background, goals, and priorities. We identify tasks to accomplish and set deadlines for each, taking a step-by-step approach that feels manageable. Clients can send written drafts anytime, and I provide written feedback within 48 hours. I'm always available to answer pop-up questions and support. We schedule follow-up meetings as needed.

I coach lawyers and legal professionals from direct, lived experience across multiple sectors of the profession. I began my career in Big Law, served as a criminal prosecutor in government, and later worked as in-house corporate counsel at Amazon. I also spent years in legal recruitment and executive search, advising firms and companies on hiring, performance, and advancement decisions. I understand the pressure of billable hours, client demands, internal politics, and the unrelenting expectation of responsiveness that defines modern legal practice. My coaching combines strategic career expertise with a holistic approach that considers the whole person — not just the résumé. Legal careers affect identity, relationships, health, and long-term wellbeing. Having personally navigated the intensity of round-the-clock client service and high-stakes environments, I know that sustainability matters. Wellness practices were not a luxury in my own career; they were essential to functioning at a high level. I help clients clarify both professional ambitions and personal priorities, make aligned decisions about partnership, in-house transitions, leadership, or pivots, and build careers that are not only successful on paper but sustainable in real life.

Hi there—I'm so glad you're here! Take a look around, and be sure to check out the final paragraph for details specific to your interests. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out! You might be: • Ready to land the job, build the career, and create the life you’ve been dreaming about—or at least take a bold step in that direction. • Open to letting go of limiting beliefs that have been holding you back. • Curious about what success could look like on your own terms, beyond the conventional path. With a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law and over 20 years of experience in the legal field, I specialize in helping attorneys and aspiring legal professionals navigate their careers with clarity and confidence. Whether you're exploring career development, managing workplace dynamics, or questioning whether law school is the right move—I’m here to help.

Helped current law students receive offers of employment at top law firms.

Law school grades are important, but the interview doesn't get nearly enough attention by candidates. I had an incredible OCI experience, and would love to share some simple tips and tricks to which I believe I owe my success. As someone who has sat on both sides of the law firm interview many times, I can pepper you with dozens of questions that will be asked, and will provide you with real-time feedback so you can join the firm of your dreams.

With 20+ years of professional experience across law, education, and leadership development, I bring both insider perspective and global insight to coaching attorneys at every stage of practice. As a former Big Law attorney who began my career in Jones Day’s Paris and New York offices, I’ve worked on billion-dollar mergers, private equity deals, and cross-border transactions where the stakes were as high as the expectations. Having spent years in M&A and Sovereign Wealth Investments, I understand the precision, pressure, and politics that define elite legal practice—and the invisible work of having to prove yourself or be underestimated in the conference room as a female and racially diverse attorney. My coaching bridges high-performance strategy with human sustainability. I help first-gen, diverse, and female attorneys master both the craft and the culture of practice: navigating cross-border communication barriers, advocating for themselves in client or partner negotiations, and building practical skills for leadership, confidence, and resilience. I’ve also guided clients through career-defining decisions—whether pursuing the partner path, transitioning in-house, applying for state or federal clerkships, or joining government institutions such as the DOJ. Drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Positive Intelligence (PQ), and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), I help clients identify and reframe internalized narratives that limit visibility or confidence, transforming them into deliberate, strategic presence. I also integrate future-readiness coaching, introducing AI-driven tools for research, drafting, and strategic analysis—so clients stay ahead of the evolving profession. The result is clarity, confidence, and credibility that hold steady under pressure—a legal practice where excellence doesn’t come at the cost of wellbeing, and where your identity becomes an advantage, not an obstacle.