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 developed and delivered 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. She co-authored the 2024 Lawyer Perfectionism & Well-Being Report and authored the 2019 Report on the ABA CoLAP Law Student Assistance Committee Law School Well-Being Survey.

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).