Colorado Law Welcomes New Assistant Dean for Career Development Susani Clayton

Dean David Getches and Colorado Law is pleased to have Susani Clayton join the school as Assistant Dean for Career Development. She brings a wide range and depth of experiences that will help students and alumni as her office counsels and helps them with career options, networking skills, resumes, and interviewing techniques.

“I believe all of my career experience so far has prepared me and led me to this specific position,” said Dean Clayton.

She has served as legal counsel for a settlement consulting firm in Houston for 4 years and as an attorney at Holland & Hart for 20 years. There, she practiced Oil & Gas and Mining Law, was Of Counsel, Director of Attorney Recruitment and Professional Development, and Director of Diversity and Professional Development (one of the first such positions among law firms). At Holland & Hart, she was responsible for the recruitment, hiring, counseling, development, and retention of attorneys, and for guiding and assisting Holland & Hart to carry out its commitment to recruit, hire, retain and promote a diverse attorney workforce. She also provided diversity consulting to numerous Holland & Hart clients, other law firms, and corporations.

Dean Clayton was the primary drafter of the original Colorado Pledge to Diversity, which was initiated by Holland & Hart and signed by 23 Denver law firms on April 7, 1993. She also served as co-chair of the Steering Committee for the original Colorado Pledge to Diversity Law Firm Group.

Be sure to welcome Dean Clayton and make use of her invaluable knowledge.