Irina is a legal industry veteran with close to 20 years of experience in the field. She began her legal career at an Am Law 200 firm a few blocks from Wall Street and spent eight years working on complex financial restructuring matters. In that role, she discovered her talent for mentoring junior associates, particularly young women, as they grappled with work-life balance conundrums.

Today, she has been coaching attorneys for over a decade, helping hundreds of attorneys pursue rewarding careers aligned with their goals and values. She is also the Executive Director of Career Development and Employer Relations at New York Law School, overseeing recruitment and professional development programming for law students and alumni. She combines her warm, compassionate coaching style with action-oriented sessions that drive measurable outcomes.

Education & credentials

• The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, J.D.
• Barnard College of Columbia University, B.A., Economics and Psychology, magna cum laude
• The Life Purpose Institute, Certified Life and Career Coach

Professional background

• New York Law School, Executive Director of Career Development and Employer Relations, Adjunct Professor and Federal Clerkships Advisor
• The Edgemont Group LLC, Director of Legal Recruiting
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Associate Attorney

Memberships

• New York State Bar (retired)
• New Jersey State Bar (retired)
• New York City Bar Association, Career Advancement and Management Committee
• National Association for Law Placement (NALP), J.D. Career Advisors Section
• NALP 2018 Summit on Emerging Legal Careers, Planning Committee
• NALP, J.D. Advantage Work Group, Member and Past Co-Chair
• Professional Development Consortium

Publications

• “An Expert Weighs in on J.D. Advantage Jobs,” The National Jurist (Spring 2022)

Presentations

• “How to Coach, Guide, and Lead the Confused and Uncertain Professional,” Speaker and Panelist, NALP Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C., April 2023
• “You Give Us 60 Minutes, We’ll Give You a J.D. Advantage Career Week,” Speaker and Panelist, NALP Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C., April 2023
• “The Lean CSO,” Speaker and Panelist, NALP Annual Conference, Hollywood, FL, April 2018