WELCOME TO THE FELLOWS WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Email announcements are sent to Fellows every Tuesday afternoon and feature program news and information, professional opportunities, and alerts of upcoming events to help you get the most out of your participation in the LCLD Fellows Program. These announcements will be archived on the website.

Questions? Please email Stephanie Uzel.

Please note: Leadership Lunches and Learning Experiences will be publicized via the Fellows Weekly Announcements.  2014 Fellows will be given priority to attend lunches, with any open spaces available for 2011, 2012 and 2013 Fellows. Capacity is limited, so be sure to read your Fellows announcements each week! If you have any questions, contact Stephanie (right).

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2014 Fellow Penelope Dixon recently joined Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. as Associate General Counsel in Bentonville, AR.

2013 Fellow Joseph Drayton is a recipient of the New York City Bar's 2014 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award.  Click here to learn more about the award. 

2011 Fellow Carletta Higginson joined Google, Inc. as Manager, Music Partnerships, YouTube in New York, NY. 

2011 Fellow Christine Wheatley is the Secretary and General Counsel of The Kroger Co.  Click here for the announcement. 

2011 Fellow Rana Wright recently joined Bank of America as Assistant General Counsel, Director in Jersey City, NJ. 

FELLOWS ALUMNI YEAR IN REVIEW

Please click here to see the Fellows Alumni Year in Review.  Thank you to 2011 Fellow Annie Huang for preparing it. 

2011, 2012 & 2013 FELLOWS SURVEY

In order to measure the success of the Fellows Program so far, we need to hear from you on the impact LCLD has had on your career path and professional growth.  Please take a few minutes to complete the LCLD survey by clicking here. 

MINNESOTA FELLOWS HAPPY HOUR - JULY 8th

The Minnesota-based Fellows are having a happy hour on Tuesday, July 8 at 4:30 p.m. at Crave in downtown Minneapolis.  Please RSVP to 2013 Fellow Caryn Boisen at cboisen@larsonking.com. 

 COLLABORATIVE BAR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - MINNEAPOLIS, MN JUNE 26th - 28th

If you plan to attend the Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy event in Minneapolis on June 26th-28th, please contact 2013 Fellow Mara Kaplan at Mara.Kaplan@target.com.

NAWL ANNUAL MEETING & AWARDS LUNCHEON - NEW YORK, NY JULY 24th

Please e-mail Stephanie Uzel if you plan to attend the 2014 NAWL Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon in New York City on July 24th.  She will connect you with other Fellows who are also planning to attend. 

LAVENDER LAW - NEW YORK, NY AUGUST 20th - 23rd

Please e-mail Brian Seaman if you plan to attend the Lavender Law Conference in New York City August 20th - 23rd.  He is organizing a Fellows Happy Hour. 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Pitney Bowes is currently seeking to fill a Senior Counsel position.  Please click here for the job description and information about the job application process.

Wells Fargo & Company is currently seeking to fill two Managing Counsel positions.  Please click here for the Managing Counsel - Technology & Telecommunications Transitions position and here for the Managing Counsel - Line of Business & Enterprise Third Party Transactions position.  If you are interested in either position, please contact Gus Magana at gus.magana@wellsfargo.com. 

Altria is seeking to fill the Law, Sales Practice Group, Sr. Counsel position in Richmond, VA.  The position is within the Law Department’s Sales Practice Group and reports to ALCS Assistant General Counsel.  The successful candidate will join the team that provides legal support related to the distribution, sale and promotion of Altria’s tobacco operating companies’ products in the U.S. and its territories.  The candidate must be highly engaged; capable of operating in a fast-paced environment; show strategic thinking and attention to detail; and have strong communications skills.  Qualified candidates should be able to handle multiple, competing priorities in a rapidly evolving environment, manage substantial workload and client expectations and successfully interact with all management levels.  The individual also must demonstrate leadership attributes, reliability, good judgment, teamwork, time management and effective legal research and writing skills.  Client counseling experience is preferred.  Specific experience with antitrust and competition law concepts is helpful, but not required.  Similarly, contract drafting experience may be helpful, but is not required.  Click here for the official job posting.  

Click here to view open positions at Microsoft.