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  

Did You Know?   
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2015 Fellow Renee Caridad Delphin-Rodriguez is now General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of SynerMed, Inc. in Monterey Park, CA.  

2015 Fellow Rebecca Woods is now Chair of the Litigation Practice Group for the Atlanta office of Seyfarth Shaw.  

2011 Fellow Obiamaka Madubuko is now Litigation & Compliance Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Keep up with other news in the LCLD community through the LCLD Weekly News Digest


COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

We would love to hear more from you about your volunteer activities in your community. Please send a summary of your efforts to 2012 Fellow Jin Liu at jliu@cfjblaw.com and Stephanie Uzel at suzel@lcldnet.com.   


LEADERSHIP LUNCH - Charlotte, NC: Jan. 13, 2015

Registration is now open for the Charlotte Leadership Lunch on January 13, hosted by Thomas Cabaniss, Managing Partner of McGuire Woods LLP, and Ken Miller, Deputy General Counsel of Bank of America. Please email Stephanie Uzel at suzel@lcldnet.com to register. 

LEADERSHIP LUNCH - Boston, MA:  Dec. 17, 2015

Registration remains open for the Boston Leadership Lunch on December 17, hosted by Peter Devlin, President and Chief Executive Officer at Fish & Richardson P.C., and Tim Pratt, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of Boston Scientific Corporation. Please email Stephanie Uzel at suzel@lcldnet.com to register. 

LEADERSHIP LUNCH - Newark, NJ: Dec. 7, 2015

There are a few seats open for the Newark Leadership Lunch on December 7, hosted by Maureen Brundage, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer of The Chubb Corporation, and Patrick Dunican, Jr., Chairman and Managing Director of Gibbons P.C. Please email Stephanie Uzel at suzel@lcldnet.com to register. 


PLEASE HELP US DURING THE SEASON OF GIVING . . . 

The LCLD Fellows Program has the greatest pool of legal talent EVER.  Please consider sharing your mad skills with us . . . help us shape the future of the Pathfinder and Fellows programs in Chicago on Friday, December 11, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. (Pathfinder) and/or Friday, January 15, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. (Fellows).  

If you are interested in attending our brainstorming session (emphasis on brain), please email Stella Askin at saskin@lcldnet.com. Sadly, LCLD will not be able to offer reimbursement for travel (and a conference call option is not available).  However, we are taking candy requests and will owe you big time. 


LCLD PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The LCLD Program Development Committee's mission is to increase Fellows' interaction with other LCLD program participants and among each other, by organizing networking events and substantive programming. These events play an important role in keeping the LCLD family together.  Over the next year, you will receive emails from the committee asking for volunteers to lead and plan the following events:

• Regional Roundtable in your city with a General Counsel or Managing Partner in February 2016
• Graduation Happy Hour for the 2015 Fellows in April 2016
• 1L Scholars Program Networking Event in June 2016
• Leadership Lunch Happy Hours throughout the program year

If you are interested in leading any of the above events in your city, please contact Paula Aguila at paguila@riveromestre.com


FELLOWS EVENTS

LOS ANGELES FELLOWS HAPPY HOUR:  Dec. 9, 2015

Join the Los Angeles-area Fellows for a Happy Hour on December 9, 2015, at 5:30 p.m., at the Blue Cow, located at 350 S. Grand Ave, in Los Angeles.  Parking will be validated in the California Plaza (the location of the Blue Cow).  Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP will be sponsoring food and drinks.  To RSVP, please email 2015 Fellow Martin Estrada at Martin.Estrada@mto.com and Jennifer Ganesh at Jennifer.Ganesh@mto.com.

CINCINNATI FELLOWS HOLIDAY PARTY:  Dec. 12, 2015

Joint the Cincinnati-are Fellows for a Holiday Partner on December 12 at 5 p.m. at Boi Na Braza, 411 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH. To RSVP (or if you have any questions), please contact Wednesday Shipp shipp.w@pg.com or Andrew Paul paul.aa@pg.com.

MIDWEST FELLOWS ANNUAL TOY DRIVE: Dec. 14, 2015

The ability to pay it forward and impact the lives of the less fortunate is a key tenet of being an LCLD Fellows. In that spirit, Midwest Fellows are asking individuals and/or their firms to provide Target gift cards or toys for children in need at the Lydia Home. Gift cards/toys will be collected at a holiday event for Fellows on December 10 (details to come) or they can be dropped off at the Lydia Home at 4300 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 60641 by December 14. If you are interested, email dwebster@hinshawlaw.com and mgrey@allstate.com for more information. 

MINNESOTA FELLOWS & PATHFINDERS HAPPY HOUR: Dec. 17, 2015 

Fellows and Pathfinders in the Minnesota area are invited to meet for a happy hour on Thursday, December 17, at 6 p.m. at the bar at Seven, located in downtown Minneapolis at 700 Hennepin Ave.  Please RSVP to 2013 Fellow Caryn Boisen at cboisen@larsonking.com.


EVENTS OF INTEREST   

CORPORATE COUNSEL INTENSIVE INSTITUTE - Boulder, CO:  Jan. 4 - 8, 2016

The University of Colorado Law School will host the second Corporate Counsel Intensive Institute (CCII) Jan. 4-8, 2015 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.  Two LCLD Members are leading the course: Susan Blount and Mark Roellig. Please click here for more information.    


JOB OPPORTUNITIES   

Attorney Advisor (Intellectual Property): Federal Trade Commission - Washington, DC

Click here for the job description and instructions on how to apply.  Questions about the position can be directed to Suzanne Munck at suzanne.munck@gmail.com.

Counsel III, Real Estate: Macy's Inc. - Cincinnati, OH

Click here for the full job description. Questions about the position can be directed to Celeste Frick at celeste.frick@macys.com

Estate Planning Partner: Frost Brown Todd LLC - Lexington, KY

Click here for the full job description. Click here and use the "self-apply" feature to apply. 

Senior Counsel: Macy's, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH 

Click here for the full job description. Questions about the position can be directed to Christina Rose at christina.rose@macys.com

Assistant General Counsel - P&C Legal Product: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company - Columbus, OH, or Des Moines, IA

Click here for the full job description. Interested parties can submit resumes to Yatesm5@nationwide.com

Technology / Digital Attorney:  McDonald’s Corporation - Oak Brook, IL

Click here for the full job description.  For additional information, contact Suzanna Myers at Suzanna.myers@us.mcd.com or 678-504-5025.

Deputy Chief Legal Officer: Jennison Law Department, Prudential - New York, NY
VP & Chief Legal Officer, Group Insurance: Prudential - Roseland, NJ
VP, Chief Counsel, Individual Life & Annuities: Prudential - Newark, NJ
VP, Chief Legal Officer, Individual Life Insurance: Prudential - Newark, NJ
VP, Corporate Counsel, Retirement Law: Prudential - Iselin, NJ
VP, Corporate Counsel: Prudential - Newark, NJ

Click here for the full job descriptions. Questions about the position can be directed to LCLD.Job.Info@prudential.com

Patent Technical Specialist: Dentons US - San Diego, CA

Click here for the full job description, and click here to apply. Questions about the position can be directed to Colleen McNulty at 415-882-5014 or colleen.mcnulty@dentons.com

Bankruptcy Attorney: Bank of America Corporation - Multiple locations 

Click here for the full job description. Contact Larry Chattoo at larry.chattoo@bankofamerica.com or Kersti Hanson at kersti.hanson@bankofamerica.com with questions. 

Senior Corporate Counsel, Regulatory: Target Corp. - Minneapolis, MN

Click here for the full job description, and click here to apply.  Contact Jason Walbourn at Jason.walbourn@target.com with any questions.

To see listings for Associate and other positions, click here


POSTING OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FELLOWS WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

To post a job opportunity, please send the following information to Caitlin Puffenberger at cpuffenberger@lcldnet.com and Stephanie Uzel at suzel@lcldnet.com

1. Title and location of the position

2. Contact information of individual to contact with additional questions about the position

3. PDF of the job description 

Job Opportunities will remain in the Fellows Weekly Announcements for four consecutive weeks and then be removed. You may request one posting renewal for an additional four weeks. There is no cost for posting.  Opportunities received in accordance with the policy prior to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday will be posted in the Fellows Weekly Announcements released on the following Tuesday. Please note that Associate and lower-level positions are now posted in a separate, linked document.