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 Leyza Blanco has been selected to join the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Please click here to read more about this honor.
2013 Fellow Marlene Quintana and 2011 Fellow Veronica Gomez have been recognized on the 2014 HispanicBusiness 50 Influentials List. This honor recognizes candidates from a variety of fields who have had a recent national impact and who promote advancement of Hispanics in the U.S. through their leadership, community involvement and professional achievements.
SAVE THE DATE!
Fourth Annual LCLD Fellows Alumni Conference
Thursday, June 11-Sunday, June 14 2015
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans
Registration opens in November.
Questions? Please contact Courtney Nolde (link to: cnolde@lcldnet.com)
Fellows Alumni Monthly Call: November 5th
The Fellows Alumni Monthly call is scheduled for Wednesday, November 5th at 2:00pm Eastern Time. The call-in number is 1.866.285.2458, and the passcode is 213.430.7828.
MINNESOTA FELLOWS HAPPY HOUR - St. Louis Park, MN: December 9th
The Minnesota Fellows will be meeting for happy hour on December 9 at 6:00pm at Yardhouse in the Shops at West End (1667 Park Place Blvd., St. Louis Park). Please RSVP to 2013 Fellow Caryn Boisen at cboisen@larsonking.com if you are able to make it.
EVENTS OF INTEREST
DIVERSITY NETWORKING MCLE EVENT: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - October 29th
On October 29, 2014, from 5PM until 8 PM, the Bar Association of San Francisco and Duane Morris LLP will co-host a citywide diversity networking event at the Duane Morris LLP San Francisco Office located at One Market, Spear Street Tower, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, California 94105.
The program has received certification from the State Bar of California to provide 1.0 hour of Elimination of Bias MCLE Credit and 0.5 hours of General MCLE Credit to attendees who are members of the California Bar. The program will include a networking reception from 5PM until 6PM with appetizers and drinks, and a substantive panel discussion from 6PM until 7:30PM. Attendees will be able to ask the panel questions from 7:30PM until 8PM. The panel will address issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, and sexual identity in the legal profession and our wider community. Yolanda Jackson, Interim Executive Director and Diversity Director of the Bar Association of San Francisco, will give a keynote address regarding diversity immediately before the panel discussion.
Please click here for additional details about the event and please click here to register for the event. Also, please contact 2012 Fellow Terrance Evans at tjevans@duanemorris.com know if you plan to attend the event.
NAPABA CONVENTION - SCOTTSDALE, AZ: November 6th -9th
Please contact 2011 Fellow John Park at john.park@wallerlaw.com if you plan to attend the NAPABA convention in Scottsdale, Arizona on November 6th-9th. He can give you information about a Fellows reception which is scheduled for November 7th from 5:00-7:00pm at Bobby’s Restaurant and Lounge, 7122 E Greenway Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ 85254.
CORPORATE COUNSEL INTENSIVE INSTITUTE - BOULDER, CO: January 5-6, 2015
The University of Colorado Law School will host the first-ever Corporate Counsel Intensive Institute (CCII) January 5-9, 2015, at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, Colorado. CCII is an intensive one-week course designed to immerse prospective or new in-house counsel in the best practices of being an effective and strategic in-house counsel. Four LCLD Members are leading the course: Susan Blount, Kim Rivera, Mark Roellig and Laura Stein. Please click here for more information.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP is seeking to fill the following positions. Please e-mail a cover letter, resume, law school transcript and writing sample to Trisha Selden, Legal Talent Manager, at Trisha.Selden@FaegreBD.com.
Health Care Associate (Minneapolis): Faegre Baker Daniels LLP is recruiting a partnership-track associate to join its Minneapolis office. Preferred candidates will have 2+ years of health care regulatory experience. Interest and experience in fraud and abuse and health information privacy expertise strongly preferred. Successful candidates will have excellent academic credentials, strong writing skills and professional recommendations.
Patent Prosecution Associate (Denver): Faegre Daniels LLP seeks a partnership-track associate with a degree in electrical engineering, computer science or physics to join its Intellectual Property Group in its Denver office. Its IP practice includes all areas of intellectual property law for a national and international client base. Successful candidates will have 1-3 years patent drafting and prosecution experience and be a member of the patent bar. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential. All candidates should have excellent academic credentials, strong writing skills and professional recommendations. Search firm candidates accepted.
Patent Prosecution Associate (Minneapolis): Faegre Baker Daniels LLP seeks a partnership-track associate to join the patent prosecution practice of its Minneapolis Intellectual Property Group. Its IP practice includes all areas of intellectual property law for a national and international client base. Successful candidates will have 2+ years patent drafting and prosecution experience, a technical degree in chemical engineering or an advanced chemistry degree, and be a member of the patent bar. Candidates must also have excellent academic credentials and have strong written and oral communications skills.
Fisher & Phillips LLP is seeking to fill the below positions. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume online at http://www.laborlawyers.com/Open-Positions.
Employment Litigation Associate – Columbus, Ohio
Employment Litigation Associate – Kansas City, MO
Employment Litigation Attorney (Hourly) – San Antonio, TX
Employment Litigation Associate – San Diego, CA
Gray Plant Mooty consistently seeks to recruit, retain, and reward the best people. It is currently seeking talented attorneys for corporate and IP associate openings in its Minneapolis office. To view available positions, please visit gpmlaw.com/join-us.
Katten is currently seeking to fill the following positions in its Chicago office. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume and a copy of their law school transcript to Nicole Morden, Attorney Recruiting Manager, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, 525 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60661-3693. Fax: +1.312.577.4572. nicole.morden@kattenlaw.com
Corporate Associate: Katten is seeking an associate with three to four years of relevant law firm experience to join its Corporate department in the Chicago office. Excellent academic credentials, work references and a Illinois bar license are required. Candidates must have well-rounded corporate experience, including M&A and private equity experience. Some securities experience is a plus.
Financial Services Associate: Katten is seeking an associate with two years of relevant law firm experience to join its Financial Services department in the Chicago office. Excellent academic credentials, work references and a Illinois bar license are required. Candidates must also have experience in one or more of the following areas: broker-dealer, commodities, futures, hedge funds and/or private equity funds.
Health Care Associate: Katten is seeking an associate with three to five years of experience to join its Health Care practice in the Chicago office. Health care transactional experience and knowledge of Stark Act, Anti-Kickback Statute and similar regulatory parameters is essential. Excellent academic credentials, work references and a Illinois bar license are required.
Hanson Bridgett LLP is seeking a mid-level associate (3-4 years of experience) for its San Francisco office with traditional labor and employment law experience. Strong academic credentials, high-level analytical skills, superior writing skills, traditional labor law (advice/counsel, litigation, and/or collective bargaining) and employment litigation experience preferred. CA Bar required. To be considered for an associate position, please submit: a) a cover letter stating your interest in the position; b) your resume; c) a copy of your law school transcript and d) a research-based writing sample (such as a research memo). Submit your application here.
K&L Gates is seeking to fill the following positions:
Midlevel or Senior Finance Associate in Portland: The ideal candidate will be able to manage bank, fund lender and acquisition finance transactions, but also be flexible enough to manage equity co-investment transactions for fund lender clients. The candidate will focus his/her practice on commercial lending, corporate finance and private equity and mezzanine financing. They will represent both lenders and borrowers in connection with the negotiation of secured and unsecured syndicated credit facilities, asset-based loans and acquisition financings. Prior experience in a sophisticated law firm practice is required.
Midlevel Corporate Associate in Portland: The firm seeks candidates with experience in mergers and acquisitions, equity financings and general company representations. The ideal candidate will be able to manage M&A transactions and general corporate work with oversight from partners and senior associates. We require outstanding academic credentials, excellent oral and written communication skills, a commitment to providing the highest quality client service, and demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team. Prior experience in a sophisticated law firm practice is required.
To join the K&L Gates team, please visit https://lawjobs.klgates.com and be sure to submit a resume and law school transcript.
Squire Patton Boggs is seeking to fill the positions below. To apply online for one of the positions, please visit the Squire Patton Boggs careers site.
Corporate/Energy Associate Attorney - Bilingual (Spanish-English) – Washington D.C.
Corporate Staff Attorney – Cleveland
Environmental Associate – Los Angeles
Labor & Employment Staff Attorney – Cleveland
Litigation Associate – Columbus
Litigation Associate – Cleveland
Real Estate Associate – Columbus
Real Estate Associate - Dallas
