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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2014 Fellow Carlos R. Romo was featured in an article in Austin Lawyer for his work with the Third Court of Appeals Pro Bono Program. Read the article here.
2012 Fellow Prashant K. Khetan was promoted to Chief Counsel at Cause of Action.
2011 Fellow Meshach Rhoades was quoted throughout an article published in The Denver Post entitled "State of the Latino Family." She also participated in a forum hosted by The Denver Post on Latino issues and outlook for 2015.
FELLOWS EVENTS
FELLOWS ALUMNI MONTHLY CALL: Dec. 3, 2014
Please join the Fellows Alumni Monthly call, which is scheduled for Wednesday, December 3, at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The call-in number is 1.866.285.2458 and the passcode is 213.430.7828.
MIDWEST REGION FELLOWS HOLIDAY PARTY - Chicago, IL: Dec. 3, 2014
Midwest Fellows are invited to meet for drinks on Wednesday, December 3rd from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Berkshire Room inside the ACME Hotel at 15 E. Ohio St., Chicago, IL 60611. Fellows are also invited to donate toys to the children of LYDIA Home in Chicago. If you or your firm would like to volunteer, you will receive the wish list of one child and are asked to bring the wrapped toy to this event. To volunteer and to RSVP, please contact Diane Webster, Gerard Gregoire, or Craig Jeffrey.
MINNESOTA FELLOWS HAPPY HOUR - St. Louis Park, MN: Dec. 9, 2014
The Minnesota Fellows will be meeting for happy hour on December 9th at 6 p.m. 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
CORPORATE COUNSEL INTENSIVE INSTITUTE - Boulder, CO: Jan. 5-6, 2015
The University of Colorado Law School will host the first-ever Corporate Counsel Intensive Institute (CCII) Jan. 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.
NBA COMMERCIAL LAW SECTION 28TH ANNUAL CORPORATE COUNSEL CONFERENCE - Naples, FL: Feb. 26-28, 2015
The 28th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference is scheduled for Feb. 26-28, 2015, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida. The conference is expected to be sold out again this year. Registration must be received by November 30, 2014, in order to take advantage of the lowest early bird registration rates. Review the registration brochure here. Corporate Counsel with Home Depot, GEICO, Target, The Coca-Cola Company, Diageo, Microsoft, Bank of America, Liberty Mutual, Dex Media, Starbucks, Wal-Mart, Rockwell Automation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, and Showtime Network have already committed to attend the conference. Contact 2012 Fellow Roger Goode at roger.goode@walmartlegal.com if you are planning to attend.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Wells Fargo & Company is currently hiring for several legal positions. To view available positions and apply online, please visit https://www.wellsfargo.com/careers.
Pitney Bowes Inc. seeks a General Counsel for Inlet LLC, a technology platform owned by Pitney Bowes. For more information on the position, click here. Please contact Caroline Coit at caroline.coit@pb.com with any questions about the role. Please click here to apply.
Winston & Strawn has two Pro Bono attorney positions open in Los Angeles and New York. Please click here for the Los Angeles opportunity and here for the New York opportunity.
Frost Brown Todd LLC seeks an Associate with 3-5 years of general litigation experience, business and commercial litigation preferred, in its Lexington, Kentucky office. The firms also seeks a staff attorney to support its Finance and Real Estate Practice Group in its Richmond, Virginia office. Experience in commercial real estate finance is a plus, but is not required. Applicants must be licensed to practice law in Virginia and have a strong academic record and excellent written and oral communication skills. Please click on the link below to use the “self-apply” feature http://www.frostbrowntodd.com/careers-openings-attorneys.html to submit an application for either position.
