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 Wesley Bizzell was included in a recently released NYSE video that is a part of its Inside Compliance on-demand web series. Please click here to see the video in which Wesley discusses corporate political activity and compliance with Eric Morehead of NYSE Governance Services.
2014 Fellow Jamilah Mensah was recently honored as a Houston 40 under 40 Influential People - Lawyers' Edition Program. The award recognizes up and coming professionals and is designed to honor individuals of diverse backgrounds who have made positive contributions to their profession and community.
NOMINATIONS
TMCP CORPORATE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Texas Minority Counsel Program Corporate Counsel of the Year Award recognizes in-house counsel who has opened doors for Texas minority and women attorneys by promoting diversity within their legal department and/or company and by consistently hiring diverse attorneys in private practice to perform legal work on behalf of their company. Please click here for information about this award and how to nominate individuals for this award.
TMCP TRAILBLAZER OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Texas Minority Counsel Program Trailblazer Outside Counsel of the Year Award recognizes outside counsel who has effectuated the promotion of diversity within the legal profession through hiring, retention and mentoring of diverse attorneys, partnering with minority and women owned law firms and involvement with Bar and/or community activities designed to promote diversity within the legal profession. Please click here for more information about this award and how to nominate individuals for this award.
SPEAKER OPPORTUNITY
Speaking opportunities are available at the 4th Annual eDiscovery Leadership Conference, which will be held on Halloween (October 31st) at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. The event has grown from 80 attendees in year 1, to 220 attendees in year 2, and to over 260 legal professionals in attendance last year.
The Legal Learning Series is honored to be the premier eDiscovery conference for the Florida legal community. With a full day of educational classes, networking and fun. The day will include Continental Breakfast, Lunch (including a presentation), and Networking Time. It concludes with a Cocktail Reception in the Networking Lounge with Strategic Partners, Sponsors, Speakers and Attendees. This year’s conference will have over 300 attendees and 30 exhibitors. You will be provided with a concierge to assist you with your needs during the day. Please contact 2012 Fellow Corey Lee at leec@hunton.com for more details.
GUEST COLUMNIST OPPORTUNITY
LCLD invites you to author a guest column for the Success in Law School Connections publication. This publication goes to approximately 2000 law firm and corporate attorney Mentors and 1L Mentees every other month (January, March, May, July, September, and November).
Connections articles are 500-750 words and can be on any topic that you think is relevant to law school 1L Mentees and/or lawyer Mentors. Here is a link to archived Connections newsletters if you want to check out guest columns that have been published in previous editions.
The deadline for final copy is the 10th of the month in which the article will be published. We have availability for publication this fall, so please email Louise Bald, lbald@lcldnet.com, to express an interest in writing an upcoming guest column. Thank you!
EVENTS FOR FELLOWS
ATLANTA AREA FELLOWS HAPPY HOUR: ATLANTA, GA - JULY 24th
Atlanta area Fellows are meeting at Agave from 6:30-8:30 on July 24th. Please contact 2012 Fellow Shaun Willie at shaun.willie@macys.com or 2014 Fellow Jennifer Bunting-Graden at jbuntinggraden@jonesday.com if you can attend.
RECEPTION FOR LCLD FELLOWS: ATLANTA, GA - JULY 30th
Bryan Cave LLP welcomes all Fellows to its Second Annual Cocktail Reception for LCLD Fellows attending the National Bar Association convention in Atlanta on July 30th. The reception will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis from 5:30-7:30pm. Please click here for more information and to register for the reception.
DIVERSITY EVENTS OF INTEREST
MCCA CCONFERENCE: WASHINGTON DC - JULY 24th
Please e-mail 2013 Fellow Jason DeJonker if you plan to attend the MCCA Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference in Washington DC on July 24th.
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.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL DIVERSITY AWARDS RECEPTION: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 31st
Please e-mail Stephanie Uzel if you plan to attend the In-House Counsel Diversity Awards Reception in San Francisco, CA on July 31st. She will connect you with other Fellows who are also planning to attend.
NAPABA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE: NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 14th - 15th
Please e-mail Stephanie Uzel if you plan to attend the NAPABA Southeast Regional Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on August 14th - 15th. She will connect you with other Fellows who are also planning to attend. Please click here to register for this conference sponsored by the Tennessee Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
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.
TEXAS MINORITY COUNSEL PROGRAM'S 22nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE: AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 3rd - 5th
Please e-mail Chris Mugica if you plan to attend the Texas Minority Counsel Program's 22nd Annual Conference in Austin, Texas September 3rd - 5th.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Covance Inc. is seeking to fill an Associate General Counsel position. Please click here for the job description. If you are interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to James Lovett at James.Lovett@covance.com.
Exelon is seeking to fill an Assistant General Counsel - Litigation position in Chicago, Illinois. Please click here for more informatin.
Yale University is accepting nominations and applications for the position of Vice President and General Counsel of the university. Please click here for additional information. You may submit nominations, applications, or other confidential comments by email to yalegeneralcounsel@spencerstuart.com. If you are nominating someone, please indicate whether you have informed the nominee of his/her nomination.
