Leah Won

Assistant Dean for Career Development
Professor of Practice, Law

U of A Scottsdale Center
Career Development Office, Stubbs Suite

Leah Won

Asst. Dean Won is an alum of the College of Law (’05) and previously served in the Career Development Office for over six years, most recently as Assistant Dean for Employer Outreach. In that role, she focused on post-graduate employment counseling and employer relations. Asst. Dean Won practiced municipal and school law in the California Bay Area, including as Deputy General Counsel to San Francisco Unified School District. Asst. Dean Won’s undergraduate degree is from Stanford University, where she majored in Public Policy. She is a Teach For America alum, teaching first and second grades for Arbuckle Elementary School in San Jose, California. With offices in both Phoenix and Tucson, Asst. Dean Won is able to seamlessly cover the major employment markets throughout Arizona. 

Education

  • J.D. University of Arizona
    2005
  • B.A. Stanford University
    2000

Work Experience

  • Assistant Dean, Career Development Office
    James E. Rogers College of Law
    2024 - present
  • Interim Assistant Dean, Career Development Office 
    James E. Rogers College of Law
    2023 - 2024
  • Assistant Dean, College of Law Phoenix Initiatives
    James E. Rogers College of Law
    2019 - present
  • Assistant Dean for Employer Outreach
    James E. Rogers College of Law
    2015 - 2019
  • Director, Career Development-Phoenix
    James E. Rogers College of Law
    2013 - 2015
  • Deputy General Counsel
    San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco, CA
    2010 - 2011
  • Associate Attorney
    Lozano Smith, Walnut Creek, California
    2007 - 2010
  • Associate Attorney
    Meyers Nave, Oakland, California
    2005 - 2007
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