Meet the Career Center

Associate Dean, Professional Development and Career Strategy

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Suzanne Hard provides strategic direction, oversight, and management of the professional development and career strategies team. Dean Hard is responsible for all of GW Law’s Career Center services and activities, as well as relations between the Career Center and the many constituencies of the law school.

Before coming to GW, Dean Hard served as director of the University of Connecticut School of Law Center for Career Development and led a team of counselors to deliver a curriculum of professional development programming. She also developed, planned, and supported recruiting programs and cultivated relationships with alumni and employers.

Previously, Dean Hard held multiple roles at the Connecticut Bar Association, including director of education and section programming, director of communications, and co-interim executive director. She has also served as an associate professor of legal studies at Post University, where she taught undergraduate courses in environmental law, administrative law, business law, legal research, real estate, and intellectual property.

Dean Hard's earlier legal career included tenure as an attorney with Cohen, Burns, Hard & Paul and as an associate attorney with Hogan & Hartson.

Assistant Director, Career Counseling
Robert Jackson Inn Advisor

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Ndidi Amadi is an Assistant Director of Career Counseling and a Career Advisor for the Jackson Inn. Before joining GW Law School she was a pre-law advisor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at GWU. Additionally, she is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Sciences. She is a graduate of the illustrious Howard University and Drake University Law School with a certificate in public service. Ndidi is a first generation Nigerian-American and enjoys bringing her culture to everything she does. Ndidi is also a traditionally published children’s book author with Penguin Random House - Waterbrook. In her spare time, Ndidi enjoys traveling, reading, the performing arts, cooking and spending time with her friends and family.

Appointment types: 1L, 2L, and 3L - Job Search Strategy, Document Review (Resume and/or Cover Letter), Mock Interview, Offer Evaluation.

Alvita Barrow

Associate Director, Career Counseling
Thurgood Marshall Inn Advisor

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Alvita Barrow is an Associate Director of Career Counseling and a Career Advisor for the Thurgood Marshall Inn. Prior to joining George Washington, Alvita served for seven years as an associate director for the Office of Career and Professional Development at the Wake Forest University School of Law and, for over 15 years, she was the managing director of Columbus Community Legal Services, the in-house civil litigation clinic at Catholic University’s law school in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Duke University and Cornell Law School, Alvita began her legal career as a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, where she handled misdemeanor and felony cases on behalf of indigent individuals. She later joined the Office of the Public Defender in Rochester, New York, where she served as a trial attorney in the Violent Felony Section.

Appointment Types: 1L, 2L, and 3L - Job Search Strategy, Document Review (Resume and/or Cover Letter), Mock Interview, Offer Evaluation, Public Sector, State Clerkships, Alumni Counseling.

Associate Director of Employment Placement

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Darius Johnson is an Associate Director of Employment Placement at The George Washington Law School's Center of Professional Development and Career Strategy. He is a proud alumnus of Savannah State University, where he earned his BA in Mass Communications, and the Atlanta John Marshall Law School, where he earned his JD. Additionally, Darius holds a Masters degree in Adult Education from Georgia Southern University. Before joining GW Law, he worked as a Lead Academic Program Coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where he created a pipeline program aimed at promoting diversity and inclusion.

Assistant Director, Career Counseling
Sandra Day O'Connor Inn Advisor

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Erin Kelly is an Assistant Director of Career Counseling and a Career Advisor for the Sandra Day O'Connor Inn. Before joining GW Law, she spent almost nine years practicing employment and administrative law with the Federal government, including positions at the Merit Systems Protection Board, Department of Commerce, and Social Security Administration. Prior to becoming a lawyer, she worked for a private investigation firm in D.C., primarily conducting due diligence public record background investigations of candidates for executive and board positions. Erin is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia School of Law. Erin was born in London and also lived with her family in Tokyo and Hong Kong during her childhood and adolescence.

Appointment Types: 1L, 2L, and 3L - Job Search Strategy, Document Review (Resume and/or Cover Letter), Offer Evaluation, Public Sector/Public Interest.

Director, Career Counseling and Professional Development
Robert Jackson Inn Advisor

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Julie McLaughlin is the Director of Career Counseling and Professional Development, a Career Advisor for the Robert Jackson Inn, and an advisor on federal clerkships. Julie works with students to identify goals and develop individualized career plans. Prior to joining the Career Center, Julie was a regulatory associate at a large international law firm in Washington, DC where her practice focused on food and agriculture law and consumer protection. Following law school, she clerked for the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia. Julie is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Virginia School of Law.

Appointment Types: 1L, 2L, and 3L - Job Search Strategy, Document Review (Resume and/or Cover Letter), Mock Interview, Offer Evaluation, Federal Clerkships, Alumni Advising.

Associate Director, Career Counseling
Benjamin Cardozo Inn Advisor

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Rob is an Associate Director of Career Counseling. Prior to joining GW Law School, Rob was a Senior Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law School and Lecturer on Law where he taught and supervised third-year law students in criminal defense representation of indigent defendants charged with misdemeanors and felonies and in the Trial Advocacy Workshop, an intensive course teaching and demonstrating civil and criminal trials. Before joining Harvard, Rob was in private practice specializing in civil litigation and criminal defense and represented thousands of clients in a variety of cases including employment law, contract disputes, school disciplinary matters, theft crimes, drugs, and murder. While in law school, Rob worked in the Prisoners’ Rights Clinic, representing inmates charged with disciplinary infractions, had a judicial internship for a senior justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, worked in the litigation department of a large law firm in Boston and the general counsel's offices of a biotech company and the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the largest labor union in Massachusetts.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Rob was a high school English teacher in California and worked as an executive search consultant on behalf of large law firms. Rob earned a B.A. from Morehouse College, Ed.M from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.

Appointment Types: 1L, 2L, and 3L - Job Search Strategy, Document Review (Resume and/or Cover Letter), Mock Interview, Offer Evaluation, Public Sector.

Assistant Director, Career Counseling
Louis Brandeis Inn Advisor
John Jay Inn of Court Advisor 

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A native of Long Island, New York, Adam graduated from Binghamton University in 2014 with a BA in History. In Fall 2016, Adam became a full-time law student here at GW Law. A first-generation law student, Adam took environmental law courses while at GW, and was a part of the Journal of Energy and Environmental Law (JEEL). His internship and externship experiences varied considerably he spent one semester at the US Office of Special Counsel, dealing with federal whistleblower matters, and another summer interning alongside members of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), handling everything from witnesses in a Hawaiian noise pollution case to researching the impacts of 5G cellular technology on the National Park system. There, Adam proposed a series of reforms to the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule, submitted to the EPA as a Petition for Rulemaking in part due to a severe delay by the agency to reform the rule after the Flint, Michigan water crisis. Adam's longest externship at GW lasted one year with the Broadcasting Board of Governors (now the US Agency for Global Media). Within the BBG's Office of General Counsel, Adam was responsible for reviewing and researching federal contracts and procurement law, as well as day-to-day legal research.

Upon graduating, Adam took the NY bar exam in Summer 2019 and was eventually sworn in (remotely, on FaceTime) in Spring 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the last three years, Adam has been volunteering with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL)'s Election Protection division, acting as a Lead overseeing the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline both on election days and in the periods running up to them. Adam is excited to return to GW Law--this time already knowing where all the rooms are! Mostly.

Associate Director, Career Counseling
Sandra Day O'Connor Inn Advisor

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Erik Turkman is an Associate Director of Career Counseling. Before joining GW Law, he practiced in federal and private settings, including with estate planning and administration and Social Security Disability law. He also has a keen interest in copyright law and clerked in the Office of the Register at the U.S. Copyright Office and in the Office of General Counsel at the Library of Congress while in law school.

Erik is a later-in-life lawyer. Prior to turning to turning to law, Erik taught rhetoric, research skills, and academic and professional writing at the university level, including at the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, and Stanford University. He delights in assisting others with developing clear, compelling, and correct writing and speaking skills. In addition, Erik is a musician and plays the upright and electric basses, performing throughout the DC region in orchestral, jazz, Brazilian music, musical theater, and other musical settings. Erik earned his J.D. at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, with a concentration in Intellectual Property Law and a Certificate of Studies in Jurisprudence. He holds an M.F.A. in English/Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and a B.A. in Music from the University of Rochester/Eastman School of Music.

Appointment Types: 1L, 2L, and 3L - Job Search Strategy, Document Review (Resume and/or Cover Letter), Mock Interview, Offer Evaluation, Alumni Advising.

Senior Data Analyst

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Ari is the Senior Data Analyst for the GW Law Career Center. Prior to joining the team, Ari was a data analyst at U.S. News & World Report working on the Best Colleges and Best Graduate Schools rankings. She is currently pursuing her EdD in Higher Education Administration at GW, where she is dedicated to research and analysis of student employment outcomes post-graduation. She received her BS in economics in 2017 and her MS in economics in 2019 from the University of Maine.

Program Associate, Employer Relations

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Emerald Chauncey is the Program Associate, Employer Relations, for The Center of Professional Development and Career Strategy at The George Washington Law School. She maintains the law school's relationships with both private and public sector employers. She also manages the employer outreach marketing and communications, research, and event coordination. Prior to joining GW Law, Emerald worked as a marketing and public relations associate for American Airlines and the Peace Corps. She received her MA in Communication Studies in 2013 and her BS in Psychology in 2008 from Arkansas State University.

Director, Employer Relations and Outreach

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Candacé is a proud alumna of Hampton University (BA, Political Science) and the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (JD). Additionally, Candacé earned her certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of South Florida’s Muma School of Business in 2021.

Prior to joining GW Law, Candacé worked as a consultant in the private, non-profit, and government arenas on issues such as: victims’ compensation, anti-money laundering, medical malpractice, human trafficking, civil rights, Freedom of Information Act, government contracts, and fraud. She also taught as an Assistant Professor at Hampton University, The Graduate School USA, and Delaware State University.

Program Associate, Professional Development and Mentorship

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Leah is the Program Associate, Professional Development and Mentorship, for the Career Center. She assists with the Inns of Court, Foundations of Practice, and mentorship programs, as well as front desk management. Prior to joining the team, Leah worked at an international non-profit in Washington, D.C. for over two years providing program support. Leah graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.A. in Political Science and secondary major in Education Policy. As a student, she interned with the U.S. Department of Defense and overseas with the U.S. Department of State.

Clerkship Coordinator

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Teresa is the Clerkship Coordinator at the Center for Professional Development and Career Strategy at the George Washington University Law School. Teresa is an alumna of Morgan State University (BA Communications Studies) and is currently pursuing a masters in Political Management at the George Washington University. Prior to joining GW Law, Teresa worked as a legal assistant in the non-profit, private sector, and government arenas. Teresa serves as support for students during the judicial clerkship application process, as well as office assistance.

Legal Recruitment Coordinator

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René Lindsey joined the Career Center in 1987. She is responsible for advertising legal vacancy announcements for students and alumni of the Law School.