Career Center

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Whether you are a first-year student seeking a summer internship, a recent graduate exploring career opportunities, or an employer who wants to attract the most qualified candidates for the job, the Campbell Law Career Center is here to help.

Learn more about the Career Center by watching this video. 

Contact the Career Center

Phone: 919-865-4657

Fax: 919-865-5993

225 Hillsborough Street, Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27603

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Mallory Underwood

Assistant Dean, Career Services & Professional Development 

munderwood@campbell.edu

Mallory Underwood began as the Assistant Dean of Career and Professional Development at Campbell Law on May 27, 2024. Previously, Underwood served as Director of Career and Professional Development at Campbell for two and a half years. As Director, she advised students on all aspects of professional development and career planning and helped match law students and recent graduates with employers for internships and post graduate jobs.

Prior to joining Campbell Law, Underwood was a partner at Raleigh civil litigation firm Teague Campbell, where she practiced for more than a decade. While at the firm, she served on the recruiting committee and was involved in the law student summer intern program. After leaving private practice, Underwood worked as a North Carolina Dispute Resolution Certified Mediator, helping parties navigate conflict and resolve disputes in civil and workers’ compensation cases. More recently, she specialized in strategic communications for Metro Productions, assisting mission driven non-profits with content creation and storytelling.

Underwood graduated cum laude from University of South Carolina in 1992 and earned her JD from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1995. In law school, Underwood was a member of the Moot Court Board, a Team Finalist in the Tulane Sports Law Moot Court Competition, and was inducted into the Order of Barristers.

Currently, she is on the Board of Directors for the Wake County Bar Association, a member of the Professionalism Committee for both the North Carolina Bar Association and the Wake County Bar Association, and is involved in the Triangle Area Legal Recruitment Association and the National Association for Law Placement. 

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Grace Roede

Director, Career Services & Professional Development 

groede@campbell.edu

Grace Roede joined Campbell Law School as the Director of the Career and Professional Development Center effective Aug. 19, 2024. Roede manages the law school’s virtual and in-person recruiting programs and counsels students on a wide variety of career-related topics.

With nearly 20 years in the legal services sector, Roede’s background includes leading recruitment and hiring across the Carolinas for global business law firm K&L Gates, where she implemented firm wide mentoring and professional development initiatives and provided management with strategic advisory and HR support. In addition to her recruiting role at K&L Gates and other Am Law 100 firms, Roede has also served as the Director of Membership at the North Carolina Bar Association and most recently, as the Student Career Manager in the University of North Carolina School of Law’s Career Development Office.

A native of Wilkesboro, Roede is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and resides in Cary. Roede is a member of Triangle Association of Legal Recruitment Administrators (TALRA) and National Association for Law Placement (NALP).

 

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Matthew Alexander

Director, Externship Program

malexander@campbell.edu

Matthew Alexander joined Campbell Law School as Director of Externships effective April 7, 2025. 

Alexander oversees the teaching and administration of the law school’s comprehensive Externship Program throughout the year – fall, spring and summer. 

The director provides oversight of field placements for academic credit, ensuring the compliance of American Bar Association (ABA) accrediting standards and regularly teaches in the classroom and other related workshops.  He also works closely with the rest of the Career Center staff to fulfill the functions of the center such as organizing special programs, counseling diverse students and alumni and forming and maintaining relationships with potential employers.  

Alexander has extensive experience in both private practice and public service including roles as a partner at AmLaw-ranked law firms and as a federal government enforcement attorney.   

 

 

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Christiana Johnson

Director, Student Engagement & Career Success

chjohnson@campbell.edu

Christiana Johnson joined Campbell Law School as Director of Student Engagement & Career Success effective Oct. 1, 2025. 

Johnson serves as the primary point of contact for public service programming and works with Dean Underwood to create and administer special career and professional development projects and initiatives.  She collaborates with the rest of the Career Center staff to fulfill the functions of the center in providing comprehensive career and professional development services for students and alumni of the law school. 

Johnson comes to Campbell Law from Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC), where she most recently was a Managing Attorney in Boone since March 2024. Prior to managing the Boone Office, Johnson was a Domestic Violence Staff Attorney in the LANC Wilson Office. She began her legal career clerking for The Honorable Thomas D. Waterman of the Iowa Supreme Court. 

Johnson earned her J.D. from Liberty University School of Law, where she graduated first in her class and was the Editor in Chief of Liberty’s Law Review. During law school, Johnson interned with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Virginia and Carver County District Court in Minnesota. 

Currently, Johnson is a member of the Wake County Bar Association and the National Association for Law Placement (NALP).

 

Martin Jones

Recruitment Coordinator and Office Manager

mjones@campbell.edu

Martin Jones joined Campbell Law School’s Career Center in June 2025. Prior to joining the Career Center,  he was a financial representative with the State Employees Credit Union (SECU) for two years and worked with Campbell University’s HR department for more than a year.

In the Career Center, Jones serves both employers and students with recruiting efforts, including on-campus interviews, resume collects and job fairs. He maintains job postings for current law students and alumni through the job posting board, Symplicity. His work also includes coordinating fall, spring and summer externship postings for students and maintaining relationships with externship host sites. In addition to his role as Recruiting Coordinator, Jones serves as the office manager for the Career and Professional Development suite.

Jones graduated from Campbell University in 2022 with a bachelor’s in business management and graduated in 2025 with a master’s in business administration. When not at Campbell Law,  Jones is either cheering on the Carolina Hurricanes at their home games or enjoying long peaceful nature walks.