Careers and the Aggie Network
How Do I Get a Job?
Going to law school is a huge commitment . . . but let’s be real.
You’re making this sacrifice of time, talent and finances to become a lawyer – not to remain a student.
From your first semester at Texas A&M School of Law, the Office of Career Services begins actively working with you to help you secure a job where you are passionate and purposeful about launching your legal career.
Our resources, expertise and practical tools are readily available to you.
From active internship and engaging mentorship programs to personal and comprehensive career counseling, we are wholeheartedly committed to helping every single one of our students develop a career path to find their perfect job.
Our Professional Staff
- Will provide individualized career guidance using the knowledge and experience of our five licensed attorney counselors.
- Cultivates a personal relationship with each student that will last throughout your internship, externship, interviewing for a full-time job, and receiving and accepting a job offer.
- Is personally involved in the legal profession, with first-hand access to bar associations, boards, committees and community activities, including:
- The State Bar of Texas, the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA), the Tarrant County Bar Association (TCBA), the Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association (TCYLA), the Dallas Bar Association (DBA), and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Association (DAYL), among others.
MEET CAREER SERVICES
Arturo Errisuriz, J.D.
Assistant Dean for Career Services & Bar Relations
817-212-4041
aerrisuriz@law.tamu.edu
LinkedIn profile
Professional Profile
EDUCATION:
J.D., Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin
BAR ADMISSION:
State Bar of Texas
District of Columbia
U.S. Supreme Court
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
Criminal prosecution
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & SERVICE:
State Bar of Texas
- Member, Annual Meeting Planning Committee, 2015/2016
- Vice-Chair, Local Bar Services Committee, 2012-2014, (Member 2008-2014)
- Co-Chair, Hispanic Issues Section, Student Outreach Committee, 2013/2014, 2014/2015
- Member, Texas Minority Counsel Program, Save-the-Date Steering Committee, Fort Worth, Texas, 2012-2019
- Member, Leadership Class, 2009/2010
American Inns of Court, Eldon B. Mahon Inn
- Member, Program Committee, 2018-2020
- Chair, Program Committee, 2017-2018
- Member, At-Large Executive Committee, 2017-2018
- Master, 2014-2019
Tarrant County Bar Foundation
- Chair, Board of Directors, 2020
- Chair Elect, Board of Directors, 2019
- Vice Chair, Board of Directors, 2018
- Treasurer, Board of Directors, 2017
- Director, Board of Directors, 2014-2020
- Fellow, 2014-present
Tarrant County Bar Association
- Director, Board of Directors, 2010-2011
- Chair, Membership & Member Benefits Committee, 2007-2008; 2008-2009; 2010-2011
- Chair, Law Day Professionalism Award Committee, 2010-2011
- Member, Transition to Law Practice Mentor Program Committee, 2010-2011
Dallas Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Admissions & Membership Committee, 2011 (Member, 2006-2020)
- Co-Chair, Minority Participation Committee, 2010 (Member, 2006-2018)
- Member, Transition to Practice CLE Committee, 2010
- Member, Courthouse Committee, 2008-2010
- Recipient, Outstanding Minority Attorney Award, 2009
Dallas Bar Foundation
Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation
- Director, Board of Directors, 2021-present
Dallas Hispanic Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, 2012
- Co-Chair, Law Student Assistance Committee, 2010-2014
- Member, President’s Advisory Council, 2010
Hispanic National Bar Association
- Chair, Law Student Programming Committee, Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas, 2011
- Member, Career Fair & Scholarship Committee, Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas, 2011
Tamara F. McCreary, J.D.
Associate Director, Office of Career Services
817-212-4064
tmccreary@law.tamu.edu
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Professional Profile
EDUCATION:
J.D., The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
B.B.A., The University of Oklahoma
BAR ADMISSION:
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of New York
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
Securities Enforcement Defense
Government Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement
Internal Investigations and Compliance
Corporate Governance
Capital Markets & Securities / M&A / Private Equity
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & SERVICE:
Member, State Bar of Texas
Carli Fenner
Career Services Coordinator
817-212-4180
fenner.carli@law.tamu.edu
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Professional Profile
EDUCATION:
B.S. Texas A&M University
Kris Woods
Administrative Associate
817-212-4050
kriswoods@law.tamu.edu
Professional Profile
EDUCATION:
B.A. Moravian College