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Miriam A. Benor

Director of Attorney Coaching
Los Angeles

Director of Attorney Coaching, Los Angeles

T: +1.213.488.7181
T: +1.213.488.7181

Miriam Benor, Pillsbury’s director of attorney coaching, provides individualized coaching, facilitates group forums, and delivers original presentations on a wide variety of professional development and legal industry topics.

Miriam supports attorneys at all levels on anything personal or professional they’d like to work through, get support on or have accountability for, including topics such as people or workload management, goal-setting, confidence/imposter syndrome, business development, work/life balance, career satisfaction and more.

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Miriam began her career as a complex commercial litigator and later became the associate director of career development at Pepperdine University School of Law, before joining Pillsbury in 2017 as the manager of talent development. In her first role at Pillsbury, she oversaw the firm’s litigation training, ran the mentorship program, conducted new-hire orientations, planned firmwide conferences and assisted with the annual attorney review process. She received her coaching training and certification from the Coaches Training Institute, and earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A., summa cum laude, in psychology from Columbia University.

Representative Experience

  • Regularly presents at major industry conferences, internal firm events, law schools and universities, and for Pillsbury clients.
  • Has taught NALP’s Foundational Coaching Skills series since 2019.
  • Served as faculty for the NALP Newer Professional’s Forum and developed and presented new coaching skills workshop.

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  • Has held various leadership positions in NALP, the Professional Development Institute, the Los Angeles Area Legal Recruitment Association and the Southern California Law School Career Advisors Consortium.

Professional Highlights

  • Representative Presentations

    •  “Confidence, the Imposter Syndrome, and Lawyers…Oh My!”

    • “The Art and Science of Motivation: It is Simpler (and Less Expensive) Than You Think”
    • “Your Brain on Feedback: Giving, Receiving, and Implicit Bias”
    • “Mentorship Confidential: Real Talk for Mentees”
    • “Burnout”
    • “Charting Your Own Path: How to Develop and Propose a New Role for Yourself or Your Team”
    • “Coaching Skills for Legal Career Professionals”
    • “Associate and Partner Orientation and Integration”
    • “Reframing Stress and Reclaiming Self-Care”
    • “The Stories We Tell: Empowerment Through Perspective”
    • “Leveraging Group Coaching for Maximum Impact”
    • “Keep Calm and Mentor On: Develop and Implement an Innovative Mentorship Program”
    • “The Great Resignation and the Missing Conversation”
    • “The Dawning of a New Era: Post Traumatic Growth for Lawyers and the Legal Industry”
    • “A Conscientious Approach to Lawyer Mental Health and Wellbeing”
    • “Taking Charge of YOUR Career: Practical Tips for Advancement”
    • “How to Succeed in Law Firms”

  • Select Publications and Podcasts

    • “Acting the Part: Tips for the Legal Workplace,” LA County Bar Association’s ADMITTED Podcast, Ep. 7
    • “The Good, The Bad, and The Hybrid,” Mishkah Ismail and Miriam Benor, NALP Bulletin (Sept. 2021)
    • “Win-Win-Win: Better Understand Associate Morale, Collaborate with Other Departments, and Raise your Personal Profile,” Miriam Benor, NALP Bulletin (May 2019)
    • “Office Turnover? Now What? How to Integrate New Staff Members into Your CSO Team,” Miriam Benor, NALP Bulletin (July 2016)

Education

  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 2004

    B.A., Psychology, Columbia University, 2001
    summa cum laude

Admissions

  • New York

Courts

  • U.S. Supreme Court

    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York