Jordana Confino

Since transitioning out of law practice, Jordana Confino has devoted her career to equipping law students and lawyers with the skills and insights necessary to flourish in law school and their legal careers.

Experience & Education

• As the Assistant Dean of Professionalism at Fordham Law School, Jordana develops and delivers programs designed to promote student wellness, mentorship, and professional identity formation. 
• Jordana is also an Adjunct Professor at Fordham, teaching courses on “Positive Lawyering” and “Peer Mentoring & Leadership.” She was voted Fordham Law Adjunct Professor of the Year in 2021.
• Prior to joining Fordham, Jordana served as Assistant Director of Academic Counseling, Acting Clerkship Director, and Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School.
• Jordana previously clerked for the Honorable Robert D. Sack on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and for the Honorable Paul A. Engelmayer on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Jordana is also a nationally-recognized expert on lawyer and law student mental health, well-being, and professional identity formation, and she holds the following roles related to this passion.

• Co-Chair,General Programming Committee of the American Association of Law Schools Section on Balance in Legal Education
• Member, Law School Assistance Committee of the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
• Member, ABA Attorney Well-Being Committee
• Member, NYC Bar Association Mindfulness & Well-Being in Law Committee.

Jordana holds the following certificates and degrees.

• B.A. in Psychology from Yale University
• J.D. from Yale Law School
• Certification in Applied Positive Psychology from the New York Open Center

She is a member of the International Coaching Federation.

Personal Note

In her spare time, Jordana enjoys reading psychological thrillers, making sushi, and taking walks with her husband (who Jordana fondly calls her “happiness guinea pig” since she tests her positive psychology exercises out on him before teaching them to her students).