Mallory Underwood promoted to Assistant Dean of Career Services and Professional Development

RALEIGH — Campbell Law School Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced the promotion of Mallory Underwood to the law school’s senior staff. Underwood, who has served as director of the Career Services and Professional Development Center since January 2022, will serve Campbell Law students and alumni as the new Assistant Dean of Career Services and Professional Development beginning May 27, 2024.

The Center helps match students and recent graduates with employers for internships and jobs. As director, she advised students on all aspects of professional development and career planning.

“Those of you who have worked with Mallory in her time here know that this is an outstanding promotion,” Leonard said.  “As Dean Underwood, she will continue to push the envelope to create terrific opportunities for all of our students.  Please join me in congratulating her.  We will move immediately to fill her former position as director.”

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 elected to the Order of Barristers.

Active in the community, she is a member of the Professionalism Committee for both the North Carolina Bar Association and the Wake County Bar Association. She is also involved in the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), including its Law Student Professional Development section. Underwood’s volunteer experience includes past service as chair of the Magellan Charter School Board of Directors.