About CAAS
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2007 Placement Statistics (PDF)
The Career, Academic and Alumni Services Office ("CAAS") provides academic counseling to students, assists students and alumni in finding employment, and facilitates relations between the School of Law and its alumni.
CAAS serves as a clearinghouse for information on available positions in the metropolitan Washington area, across the country, and overseas. Additionally, CAAS provides numerous support services to its students and alumni, including individual career counseling; resume, cover letter, and writing sample review; seminars on career-related topics; on-campus interview and job fair coordination; and the Career Network, a network of alumni and friends of the School of Law throughout the country who can provide advice and conduct mock interviews.
CAAS also provides academic services, advising students on issues such as course selection, obtaining academic assistance, and special needs or disability support. In addition, CAAS develops programs to introduce students to the law school's senior staff, faculty, and alumni.
All first-year students are required to participate in a 30-minute counseling session with a career and academic counselor.
CAAS also maintains employer files where students can find hundreds of employer resumes, brochures, and other information. The CAAS Reference Library consists of books, newspapers, and reference materials that address job opportunities and various aspects of the job search process.
Although the School of Law cannot guarantee employment upon graduation, we make every effort to help our students find suitable employment opportunities. CAAS is proud of its employment success. Year after year, many judges, law firms, government agencies, and other employers seek our students and graduates. We are also proud of the number and diversity of entities employing our recent graduates.
Contact Information
3301 Fairfax Dr.
Arlington, VA 22201
703-993-8020 (phone)
703-993-8012 (fax)
Office Hours
Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Additional evening hours are available by appointment.
Staff
Huber, Victoria
Associate Dean, Career, Academic and Alumni Services
vhuber@gmu.edu
Victoria M. Huber is Associate Dean, Career, Academic and Alumni Services. Prior to joining George Mason in 1997, she practiced at Covington & Burling and clerked for The Honorable Francis D. Murnaghan on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She received her BA from Dartmouth College and her JD from the University of Virginia.
Belanger, Ilissa
Associate Director, Career Services
ibelange@gmu.edu
Neff, Laurie
Assistant Director, Career Services
lneff@gmu.edu
Laurie Forbes Neff is Assistant Director, Career Services, at George Mason University School of Law. Prior to joining George Mason, she practiced law at McGuireWoods LLP and clerked for The Honorable John C. Morrison and Joseph A. Leafe of the 4th Judicial Circuit in Norfolk, Virginia. She received her BS from Towson University and JD from Pepperdine University.
Shepherd, Amy K
Assistant Director, Career Services
ashephe2@gmu.edu
Amy K. Shepherd is Assistant Director, Career Services, at George Mason University School of Law. Prior to joining George Mason, she was an Assistant General Counsel at Freddie Mac in the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Department. Prior to that, she was a Special Counsel in the SEC's Office of International Corporate Finance as well as an Attorney Advisor in the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance. She clerked for the The Honorable Philip M. Pro, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. She received her BA from University of California, Davis and her JD from University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
Malone, Christine
Director, Student Academic Affairs
cmalone4@gmu.edu
Christine Malone became the Director, Student Academic Affairs at George Mason University School of Law in August 2007. Ms. Malone is a 2000 graduate of Mason Law and held the position of Associate Director for Alumni Services from 2005 to 2007. Ms. Malone previously practiced law at Richards, McGettigan, Reilly and West, P.C. in Alexandria and clerked for The Honorable Leslie M. Alden of the 19th Judicial Circuit of Fairfax, Virginia.
Mund, Suzanne G.
Career Counselor
smund@gmu.edu
Suzanne G. Mund is a Career Counselor at George Mason University School of Law. Prior to joining George Mason, Ms. Mund was the Manager of Seminar and Teleseminar Education at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America in Washington, DC, from 2004 to 2007. Prior to that, she practiced law at Hughes & Associates, PLLC, in Falls Church, VA, from 2001 to 2003 and at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Raleigh, NC, from 1998 to 2001. She received her JD from Hofstra University School of Law in 1998 and her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University. She is a member of the Virginia and North Carolina Bars.
Clark, Jessica
Student and Alumni Coordinator
jclarkw@gmu.edu
Directions to School of Law
George Mason University School of Law is located in Arlington, Virginia, on the corner of Fairfax Drive and Kirkwood Road. We are near the Virginia Square-GMU metro stop on the Orange Line. The CAAS office is located on the third floor, Suite 370. For directions by car or metro and a map, please visit http://www.law.gmu.edu/geninfo/directions.html.
Equal Opportunity Policy
George Mason University is an equal opportunity institution committed to the principle that access to employment opportunities afforded by the university, including all benefits and privileges, be accorded to each student on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, sex, or age (except where sex or age is a bona fide occupational qualification).
The School of Law welcomes military recruiters to campus pursuant to state and federal law (Va. Code Ann. § 23-2.1:1, Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-3804, and 10 U.S.C. § 983).
By utilizing placement facilities and services of the School of Law, employers are providing assurances of their willingness to observe the principles of equal opportunity stated above. If students or alumni believe that an employer is violating this policy, please notify the School of Law immediately.