Maris L. Abbene, Esq.
Associate Dean for Academic, Career and Student Services
maris.abbene@bc.edu

Maris received a B.S. cum laude in biology in 1982 from Boston College and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Boston College Law School in 1987. Upon graduation from law school, Maris joined the law firm of Bingham Dana (now Bingham McCutchen) where she practiced as a litigation associate for six years. In 1993, Maris became the Director of Recruitment for Bingham Dana, and she held that position until 2002 when she returned to the Law School.

Judith A. Levenfeld, Esq.
Associate Director of Career Services
judith.levenfeld@bc.edu

Judy received a J.D. from New York University School of Law, an M.Sc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and an A.B. from Harvard College. She practiced health care law for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts before first coming to the law school in the fall of 1995. Judy was the Regional Director of Pro Bono Students America from 1995 to 1997 and then, the Associate Director of Career Services from 1997 to 2000. During her three year sabbatical from our office, Judy counseled public charities, worked as a J.D. and Alumni Advisor at Harvard Law School and served as an Admissions Consultant to Boston College Law School. Judy has extensive experience in both public and private sector career counseling.

Soo Jin Lim, Esq.
Associate Director of Career Services
soo.lim@bc.edu

Soo received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University and her Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 1996. After graduation from law school, she worked for two years as a Corporate and Bank Finance Associate at Bingham Dana LLP (now Bingham McCutchen), and then for four years at Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove, LLP as a Corporate, Trademark and Licensing Associate where she represented high-tech and emerging growth clients from start up phase through sale of the company. During her Northeastern co-op rotations, Soo worked as a law clerk/intern in many different legal positions--at the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, for the Honorable William G. Young, U.S.D.C. for the District of Massachusetts, at Bingham Dana and finally at Kotin, Crabtree & Strong.

Kate Devlin Joyce, Esq.
Associate Director of Public Interest Programs
kathleen.devlin@bc.edu

Kate graduated from Boston College Law School in 2002. She received an Equal Justice Works Fellowship to provide legal representation to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the Boston region through Catholic Charities. She continued her fellowship project through funding from the Department of Justice Office of Violence against Women. After completing her fellowship project Kate worked at the Victim Rights Law Center providing training to nonprofits nationally on civil legal representation of victims. In addition to her work in Boston, Kate has worked for Montana Legal Services Association, Legal Aid of Cambodia, and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Prior to joining BC Law, Kate was the Assistant Director of Public Interest and Pro Bono at Boston University Law School.

Cara J. Fineman, Esq.
Associate Director of Career Services
cara.fineman@bc.edu

Cara received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University and her Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 2001. Between college and law school she spent two years living in Latin America, where she worked as an elementary school teacher in Costa Rica and as a student activities coordinator at a foreign adult language school in Guatemala. After law school, she worked at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington, DC, as a voting rights attorney. At the Lawyers' Committee she litigated cases around the country challenging restrictive felon disenfranchisement laws, redistricting plans that diluted the strength of minority voters, and other election schemes that disparately impacted the voting rights of minorities. During law school she interned with the Honorable Nancy Gertner, U.S.D.C. for the District of Massachusetts, the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York, and Equal Rights Advocates in San Francisco.

Christopher M. Teague, Esq.
Associate Director of Career Services
christopher.teague@bc.edu

Chris received a B.A. from Connecticut College and a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.  During law school, he completed internships with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC; The Honorable Hugh Bownes of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; Zuckerman, Spaeder, Taylor & Evans in Miami, FL; and the Palm Beach County Public Defender’s Office. After graduation, he completed a judicial clerkship in the Massachusetts Superior Court and then spent nearly ten years practicing criminal law, both as an Assistant District Attorney in Boston and as a defense attorney.  Prior to joining BC, Chris was the Associate Director of Career Development at Suffolk University Law School and also a Career Advisor at Northeastern University School of Law.  He currently serves as the Northeast Regional Representative for the National Association for Law Placement and is the immediate past Chair of the LGBT Section.  Chris is an active member of the Massachusetts Legal Recruitment Association (where he currently serves as Secretary) and the Massachusetts Law School Consortium, and he is a frequent speaker and author on a wide range of career- and technology-related topics.

Leslie LeBlanc
Recruitment Program Manager
leslie.leblanc@bc.edu

Leslie graduated from the Katharine Gibbs Business School.  She spent over twenty-five years working for law firms in the Boston area before coming to Boston College Law School. Prior to starting in the Career Services Office in 2001, Leslie worked for Boston College Law School's Alumni and Development Office.   She currently serves as a Conference Planning Coordinator for the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) conference which will be held in Tampa, FL, and was an invited speaker at their national conference in Palm Springs, CA in 2011.

Emily E. Shinay
Career Services Assistant
emily.shinay@bc.edu

Emily graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and English. She received the Donald S. Pitkin Prize in Anthropology for her senior honors thesis, Understanding Telangana: Politics, Culture, and Identity in the Telangana Separatist Movement, for which she conducted fieldwork in Andhra Pradesh, India. Immediately following her graduation, Emily worked for the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage in Washington, D.C., providing project support to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Emily is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and is a volunteer Visitor Information Specialist at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.