Welcome to the Fellows Weekly Announcements
Email announcements are sent to Fellows every Tuesday 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 LCLD website.
Questions about the announcements? Email Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, or Caitlin Puffenberger, LCLD Communications Specialist.
In This Issue:
- Personal Announcements
- 2017 Fellows Announcements
- Special Event: Alumni Leadership Symposium
- Alumni Announcements
- Fellows Events and Opportunities
- Events and Opportunities of Interest
- Job Opportunities
Announcements
Did You Know?
2017 Fellow Javier Flores was named President of the Hispanic National Bar Association, Region 1.
2017 Fellow Jovita Foster will be honored at the Salute to Women in Leadership Gala by the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.
2017 Fellow Roshan Rajkumar recently received the 2017 Hennepin County Bar Association Diversity Award. Read more here.
2016 Fellow Michelle Park Chiu wrote an article on self-promotion for young lawyers in Law Practice Today. Read more here.
2016 Fellow Terance Gonsalves is now Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
2015 Fellow Kathryn Harr is Regulatory Counsel at Spark Therapeutics.
2015 Fellow Yaneris Rosa was recently selected by the Honeywell leadership team to participate in its Home and Building Technologies Growth Academy. After completing the program, she is now working with her team on a growth driver project.
2015 Fellow Indira Sharma has been selected to receive the 2017 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award from the Asian American Business Development Center. Read more here.
2014 Fellow Wanda Richards is co-chairing the 2017 Women Leaders in Financial Services Law and Compliance Conference this week. Read more here.
2013 Fellow Brian Koide is now Partner at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC.
2013 Fellow Jennifer Robbins is now Managing Partner at MADEL PA.
2011 Fellow Meshach Rhoades was named among the 2017 Top Women Lawyers in the state by Law Week Colorado. Read more here. She is also the co-founder of the Annual Latinas First Foundation Luncheon, which was held in Denver earlier this month.
Keep up with other news in the LCLD community through the LCLD Weekly News Digest. If you are interested in receiving the News Digest in your inbox each week, email Caitlin Puffenberger at cpuffenberger@lcldnet.com and ask to be added to the list.
2017 Fellows Announcements
LEADERSHIP LUNCH: Chicago, IL - May 30, 2017
Registration remains open for the Chicago Leadership Lunch on Tuesday, May 30. The lunch will be hosted by Michael Smith, Managing Partner of Baker & McKenzie LLP's Chicago office, and Chad Walker, Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Morton Salt, Inc., and 2012 LCLD Fellow. To register, email Fellows Program Manager Nichole Velasquez at nvelasquez@lcldnet.com.
LEADERSHIP LUNCH PLUS: Columbus, OH - June 8, 2017
Registration remains open for a Leadership Lunch Plus at the Bricker & Eckler offices in Columbus on Thursday, June 8. The event will be hosted by Kurtis Tunnell, Managing Partner of Bricker & Eckler LLP, and will feature the following additional speakers: Terri Meldrum, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, OhioHealth; Mark Smolik, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer, Exel, Inc.; Nicholas Zuk, Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel, White Castle Systems, Inc. To register, email Nichole Velasquez, LCLD Fellows Program Manager, at nvelasquez@lcldnet.com.
MCDONALD'S LEARNING EXPERIENCE: Oak Brook, IL - June 28-29, 2017
Registration remains open for the McDonald's Learning Experience on June 28-29. For more information, click here. To register for the Learning Experience, email Fellows Program Manager Nichole Velasquez.
Special Event: Fellows Alumni Leadership Symposium
REGISTER FOR THE FELLOWS ALUMNI LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM: New York, NY - June 1-3, 2017
The Sixth Annual LCLD Fellows Alumni Leadership Symposium will be held in New York at Microsoft Corporation's Time Square location and at the InterContinental Times Square Hotel on June 1-3, 2017. The hotel block is sold out, but you can still register! Reach out to Courtney Nolde at cnolde@lcldnet.com for additional options. Click here for more information and to register.
Alumni Announcements
ALL IN! FUNDS SUPPORT PITTSBURGH FELLOWS
On April 27, local LCLD Fellows and Pathfinders gathered in Pittsburgh for a dinner with guests Geovette Washington, Senior Vice Chancellor and CLO of University of Pittsburgh, and Susan Yohe, retired director of D&I at LCLD member firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. This event — over 50% of which was funded by the All In! Campaign — was the first local gathering of Fellows and Pathfinders in Pittsburgh. Your contributions to the 2017 All In! Campaign help make the growth and development of the LCLD community possible.
To make your contribution, click here. Please note that:
- There is a $4.04 convenience fee associated with using PayPal. If you prefer not to pay a convenience fee and pay by check, please email Courtney Nolde, Fellows Alumni Program Manager at LCLD.
- You don't need a PayPal account to use PayPal to make your contribution. Look for the “Don’t have a PayPal Account?” message and follow the simple instructions.
If you would like to host an event in your area, the Fellows Alumni Association has set aside funds from last year's campaign to support you. For more information on how to request funding, click here. If you have questions, please contact Fellows Alumni Programs Committee Co-Chairs Jin Liu and Lica Tomizuka.
For questions about the "All In!" campaign, please contact Patrice Jean at patrice.jean@hugheshubbard.com, or Jason DeJonker at jason.dejonker@bryancave.com.
UPDATE: FELLOWS ALUMNI FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE
The Class of 2013 is in the lead for the most donations! If Fellows can contribute $3,500 more, Rick Palmore will personally contribute $5,000 to the Eagle Academy for Young Men. Just remember to enter your Fellow Class Year in the comment section. Fellows attending the Leadership Symposium in June will also have an opportunity to teach networking skills and participate in a mock-networking session with students. For more information, please reach out to Reena Bajowala, Rafael Zahralddin, or Courney Nolde.
Fellows Events and Opportunities
FLORIDA FELLOWS HAPPY HOUR: Miami, FL - May 26, 2017
All Florida Fellows, Alumni, Pathfinders, and Scholars are invited to join in a happy hour on Friday, May 26, from 5-8 p.m. at Blackbird Ordinary in Miami. Please contact 2016 Fellow Janeen Lofton at JNL@lgplaw.com with any questions.
EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOUTHEAST FELLOWS
This program, offered exclusively to LCLD Fellows and Alumni by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, is intended to provide program participants with early skills development and unique access to professional development opportunities in dispute resolution through: (a) formal training in mediation and arbitration skills and practical observational experience; (b) mentoring by skilled neutrals in your geographic area, and (c) networking opportunities within CPR’s commercial dispute resolution community. Our goal is to create meaningful opportunities for program participants to become qualified as neutrals and better positioned to become neutrals of choice. Our program will commence in late fall with a kick-off event, continue with training in the early winter, and culminate at CPR’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta on March 8-10, 2018. There is a minimal program participation fee, which has been discounted for LCLD Fellows and Alumni. The 2017 program is open to Fellows in the Southeast US. For more info or to express interest in participating, email Helena Tavares Erickson, Senior Vice President, Dispute Resolution Services & Corporate Secretary at herickson@cpradr.org.
Events and Opportunities of Interest
7TH ANNUAL CHICAGO BENEFIT FOR BUNKERS IN BAGHDAD: Chicago, IL - June 8, 2017
The 7th Annual Chicago Benefit for Bunkers in Baghdad will be held Thursday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m. at The Revel Room. Founded by 2014 Fellow Joe Hanna, Bunkers in Baghdad is a nonprofit that provides new and used golf equipment to military service members and veterans. Click here for more information and to register.
YOUNG ARBITRATORS FORUM 6TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE: New York, NY - June 9-10, 2017
The Young Arbitrators Forum is hosting its 6th Global Conference in New York, NY, on June 9-10. If you are planning to attend and would like to connect with other Fellows in the NYC area, please connect with 2017 Fellow Teresa Garcia-Reyes, who is a Regional Coordinating Counsel for the event, at Teresa.Garciareyes@ge.com.
LIFE & LAW IN BALANCE: Tucson, AZ - June 11-14, 2017
The Life & Law in Balance Women's Empowerment Summer Retreat at Miraval is open to all female attorneys. The interactive small-group workshops focus on empowering you to identify and set priorities that are aligned with your goals, create an integrated life and law plan that embraces your ambition, and face your fears so that you can reach new levels of success (and satisfaction). 2013 Fellow Heather Hubbard is the founder and host. For every registration by a Fellow, Heather will donate $250 to the LCLD "All In!" campaign. Click here for more information.
ELIMINATION OF BIAS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION: Webinar - June 28, 2017
LCLD Program Director Lori Lorenzo will be speaking on a panel about the elimination of bias in the legal profession, moderated by Pathfinder Program Speaker John Mitchell. The event is worth 1.5 Elimination of Bias CLE credit hours. Click here for more information and to register.
Job Opportunities
Corporate Counsel, Corporate Development: Starbucks Coffee Company - Seattle, WA
Click here for the full job description and to apply. Questions about the position can be directed to Joanie Kim, Director, Expert Counsel, at jokim@starbucks.com.
Associate General Counsel: PPL Services Corp. - Eastern Pennsylvania
Click here for the full job description. Questions about the position may be directed to Marcie Friedman at 215.864.2700 or mfriedman@cnlegalsearch.com.
Counsel, Retail Operations: PNC - Pittsburgh, PA
Click here for the full job description and to apply. Questions about the position may be directed to Robyn Hunter at Robyn.hunter@pnc.com.
VP, Corporate Counsel: Prudential - Multiple locations
VP, Corporate Counsel, Investment Advisor: Prudential - Newark, NJ
Director, Corporate Counsel: Prudential - Newark, NJ
Director, Corporate Governance: Prudential - Newark, NJ
Click here for the full job descriptions. Questions may be directed to LCLD.Job.Info@prudential.com.
Corporate Counsel, State and Local Government: VMWare - Atlanta, GA or Reston, VA
Click here for the full job description and to apply. Questions about the position may be directed to Zohra Tejani at ztejani@vmware.com.
Counsel 3: Wells Fargo & Co. - Illinois and Missouri
Click here for the full job description. Questions about the position may be sent to Miho Kubota miho.m.kubota@wellsfargo.com.
Counsel 4: Wells Fargo & Co. - Illinois and Missouri
Click here for the full job description. Questions about the position may be sent to Miho Kubota miho.m.kubota@wellsfargo.com.
Patent Strategy Counsel: PayPal - San Jose, CA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Global Corporate Counsel: PayPal - San Jose, CA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Manager, Legal Operations, Advanced Materials: Honeywell - Morris Plains, NJ
Click here for more information. Questions about the position can be directed to Laurie Clymens, Talent Advisor, at laurie.clymens@honeywell.com or 916.896-5171.
Counsel, Corporate Litigation: Viacom International Services - New York, NY
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Counsel, Multiplatform: Viacom International Media Networks - New York, NY
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Attorney, Private Bank Mortgage Servicing #17026541: Bank of America - Multiple locations
Click here for the full job description.
Attorney, Private Bank Mortgage Origination #17026551: Bank of America - Multiple locations
Click here for the full job description.
Attorney, Bank Regulatory #17026858: Bank of America - Washington, DC; New York, NY; or Charlotte, NC
Click here for the full job description.
Associate General Counsel, Mobile & AI: Facebook - Menlo Park, CA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment (Business Teams): Facebook - Menlo Park, CA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment (Cross-Functional Teams): Facebook - Menlo Park, CA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Vice President, Viacom Media Networks' Business and Legal Affairs, Production: Viacom International Services - New York, NY
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
AVP, Senior Counsel, Fund Management: Lincoln Financial Group - Radnor, PA
Click here for the full job description. Click here to apply. Questions about the position can be directed to Chip Graham, Legal Recruiting Leader, at chip.graham@lfg.com or 484.583.1739.
Assistant General Counsel, Job #46452: Nationwide Bank - Columbus, OH
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
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:
1. Title and location of the position
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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 positions are no longer being posted in the Fellows Weekly Announcements.
