Shahrzad Poormosleh, Esq.

Dean Poormosleh oversees all aspects of the Career Services Office, is responsible for outreach and relationship building with employers, active networking within the alumni and general legal community, strategic initiatives, proactive career counseling, targeted and organized placement efforts, and compliance with ABA reporting rules and standards. Prior to joining Southwestern, Dean Poormosleh was an attorney in the private sector for fourteen years at global and international law firms in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Her practice focused on intellectual property law matters, and served a wide range of domestic and foreign clients in the entertainment, apparel, food, wine, and technology industries. Dean Poormosleh received her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles (’98) and her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law (2002). She is a member of the District of Columbia and California State Bars.