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.
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Contact the Career Center
Phone: 919-865-4657
Fax: 919-865-5993
225 Hillsborough Street, Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27603
Mallory Underwood
Assistant Dean, Career Services & Professional Development
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.
Grace Roede
Director, Career Services & Professional Development
Grace Roede joined Campbell Law School as the Director of the Career and Professional Development Center effective Aug. 19, 2024.
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).
Matthew Alexander
Director, Externships
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.
Melissa Peacock
Recruitment Coordinator and Office Manager
Melissa Peacock joined Campbell Law School’s Career Center in May 2023. Prior to joining the Career Center, she was a Faculty Administrative Assistant with Campbell Law School.
In the Career Center, Peacock serves both employers and students with recruiting efforts, including on-campus interviews, resume collects and job fairs. She maintains job postings for current law students and alumni through the job posting board, Symplicity. Her work also includes coordinating fall, spring and summer externship postings for students and maintaining relationships with externship host sites. In addition to her role as Recruiting Coordinator, Peacock is the office manager for Suite 101, which includes the Career Center, Director of Development and Director of Communications and Marketing.
Peacock graduated from Campbell University in 2020 with a bachelor’s in social work and a minor in psychology and she graduated from Liberty University in 2022 with a Master’s in Higher Education: Student Affairs. Her husband, Taylor, also graduated from Campbell University in 2020 and subsequently graduated from Campbell University School of Law in 2023.
The Peacocks have a wonderful son named George. When not at Campbell Law, Peacock enjoys spending her free time sitting outside with her family or playing a game from their own personal library of card/board games.