Law school, hiring
January-February 2026

Looking to hire Texas law school students?

By Joe Hooker
TDCAA Assistant Training Director in Austin

Do you have open positions in the office or are you interested in starting an internship program? This list of contacts at all the law schools in the state will be a big help. It has been updated with new contacts (names and emails) from last year, when a similar list was published in the journal. Each QR code will take you to that law school’s Career Development page with information on posting jobs (which can be viewed both by law students and law school alumni), internships, externships, and career fairs. Also included is information on conducting on-campus interviews, many of which are done by Zoom now, which is a big help for those prosecutor offices far away from the nearest law school campus.

            Don’t hesitate to reach out to any or all of these contacts for assistance.

Baylor Law School

Kristine Bridges, Assistant Dean of Career Development

Kristine_Bridges@baylor.edu

254/710-8537

Dedman School of Law at ­Southern Methodist University

Laura Burstein, Assistant Dean for Public Interest & Pro Bono

Lburstein@smu.edu

214/768-2567

South Texas College of Law Houston

Shantal Formia, Assistant Dean of Career Services

Sformia@stcl.edu

713/646-1866

St. Mary’s University School of Law

Veronica Elizalde, Director of Employer Engagement

Velizalde@stmarytx.edu

210/436-3541

Texas A&M University School of Law

Melissa Davis, Director of Employer Relations &

Development

Madavis@law.tamu.edu

817/212-4013

Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Jamina Scippio-McFadden, Assistant Dean of Career Services

Jamina.McFadden@tsu.edu

713/313-7158

Texas Tech University School of Law

Kayla Wimberley, Assistant Dean of Career & Professional Development

Kayla.Wimberley@ttu.edu

806/834-3214

University of Houston Law Center

Bill Powers, Director, Judicial Clerkship & Externship Programs

Wapowers@central.uh.edu

713/743-0810

University of Texas School of Law

Ryan Gersovitz, Career Counselors Office

Ryan.Gersovitz@law.utexas.edu

512/232-1154

UNT Dallas College of Law

Courteney Harris, Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development

Courteney.Harris@untsystem.edu

214/243-1780