As McGeorge staff and faculty transition to working remotely, we want to assure you that the Career Development Office will continue to be available to our students, alumni, and employers. You can make an appointment during normal business hours to speak with a CDO team member through email, phone, or video chat via Zoom (please specify your preferred method when making the appointment). Schedule your appointment through McGeorgeCareersOnline or by emailing lawcareers@pacific.edu or calling 916.739.7011.

 

Though we are transitioning to working remotely, we will continue to post new jobs on McGeorgeCareersOnline, review application materials, conduct mock interviews, strategize about your job-search, and provide other career-related support. Additionally, we intend to maintain our standards of reviewing application materials within two business days, and responding to schedule requests within one business day. As always, if you have a time-sensitive matter, please be sure to include that in the subject line of your email.

 

We look forward to navigating new territory with you, and seeing you when we return to campus.

-Your CDO Team

 

Leah Adams: ladams@pacific.edu

Isabella Hannon: ihannon@pacific.edu

Rydder Kramer: rkramer@pacific.edu

Erin O’Neal Muilenburg: emuilenburg@pacific.edu

Molly Stafford: mstafford@pacific.edu

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Leah is a 2007 graduate of McGeorge School of Law. Before joining the Career Development Office at McGeorge, Leah managed her own practice as a criminal defense attorney and family law litigator in the Bay Area. Prior to that, she worked for a…

Leah is a 2007 graduate of McGeorge School of Law. Before joining the Career Development Office at McGeorge, Leah managed her own practice as a criminal defense attorney and family law litigator in the Bay Area. Prior to that, she worked for a litigation boutique law firm in San Jose and as an attorney with the Pro Bono Project of Silicon Valley. Leah also has experience working for public agencies including an Arizona public defender and the State of California, and taught high-school students evidence and the nuances of trial advocacy skills for several years.

As the Director of CDO Communications, Programming, & JD Employment, Leah provides one-on-one career counseling to full-time and part-time JD, LLM, MSL, MPA, and MPP students and alumni and is our go-to networking expert and is available to work with students and alumni to develop their individual career search and networking plans.

Leah is also responsible for managing Career Development Office programing, designing and managing CDO communications both internally (to faculty, staff, and students) and externally (to alumni and the public), as well as presenting interactive programs and workshops for students and alumni. Among other things, Leah has presented on rural public interest jobs, the ethical pitfalls of social media in a legal context, how to work with difficult clients and opposing counsel, and how to build a successful solo practice.

Leah teaches as an Adjunct Professor of Global Lawyering Skills, focusing on teaching legal writing, legal research, oral advocacy, and other core lawyering skills. She graduated with a BA in Psychology from Hendrix College and a BA in Social Science with a focus on History from the University of North Texas. She is an active member of the California Bar.

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