Before coming to John Marshall, Assistant Dean Laurel Hajek was assistant dean of career services at the University of Dayton School of Law in Dayton, Ohio, where she counseled students and alumni in career planning, job search strategies, and bar admission. She also conducted outreach efforts to legal employers, managed the on-campus recruiting program, presented student workshops and instructional seminars, and supervised the Career Services Office staff. Previously, Dean Hajek had spent three years with the Cincinnati office of Ernst & Young LLP, first as a senior consultant and then as a manager, specializing in firm sales strategy and communications. From 1993–1996, she was a litigator with the Florida-based firm of McConnaughhay Roland Maida & Cherr PA. Dean Hajek has held council and committee posts with the National Association for Law Placement and was president of the Ohio Law Placement Consortium. She is also active in community affairs. While in Dayton, she volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem and served on the board of a homeless shelter.