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
- Fellows Events and Opportunities
- Events and Opportunities of Interest
- Job Opportunities
Announcements
Did You Know?
Abercrombie hosted a great Learning Experience earlier this fall. Click here to read the full story!
2017 Fellow Tiffany Benjamin will be promoted to Senior Director, Litigation and Legal Compliance, at Eli Lilly and Company, effective January 1.
2017 Fellow Nicole Crum is now head of Sullivan & Worcester's Corporate Governance and Board Advisory practice. Read more here.
2017 Fellow Kristy Offitt is now Senior Counsel at Bridgestone.
2016 Fellow Anitra Androh will be honored as a Woman of Influence in Commercial Real Estate on December 14. Read more here.
2016 Fellow Jennifer Ellis is now Senior Labor and Employment Counsel at Johnson Controls.
2016 Fellow Sonja McGill is now an arbitrator with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) Office of Dispute Resolution.
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: Washington, D.C. - November 29, 2017
Registration remains open for a Leadership Lunch hosted by Ian Graham, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretray of BAE Systems, Inc., and Les Bookoff, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Bookoff McAndrews PLLC. To register, email Nichole Velasquez at nvelasquez@lcldnet.com. Click here for more information.
LEADERSHIP LUNCH: Washington, D.C. - December 8, 2017
Registration remains open for a Leadership Lunch hosted by Stephen Immelt, Chief Executive Officer of Hogan Lovells US LLP, and David Leitch, Global General Counsel of Bank of America Corporation, on Friday, December 8. To register, email Nichole Velasquez at nvelasquez@lcldnet.com. Click here for more information.
Fellows Events and Opportunities
PHILADELPHIA-AREA LCLD EVENT: Philadelphia, PA - December 5, 2017
All Philadelphia-area Fellows, Alumni, Pathfinders, and any other like-minded individuals that you want to introduce to the LCLD community are invited to a social gathering on Tuesday, December 5, at Urban Farmer (1 Logan Circle) from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP to 2016 Fellow Marissa Parker at mparker@stradley.com by December 4. You are also encouraged to bring diapers, winter clothing/shoes, or school supplies to benefit Cradles to Crayons, which provides essential items to homeless and low-income children. Please contact 2015 Fellow Jeanine Conley at jconley@littler.com with any questions about Cradles to Crayons.
FLORIDA FELLOWS HAPPY HOUR: Miami, FL - December 6, 2017
All Florida Fellows, Alumni, Pathfinders, and Scholars are invited to a happy hour/toy drive benefiting the Lotus House on Wednesday, December 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. The happy hour will be at Zest, Southeast Financial Center, 200 South Biscayne Boulevard. For more information on the toy drive or to RSVP, contact 2016 Fellow Janeen Lofton at JNL@lgplaw.com.
Events and Opportunities of Interest
PASSION & PURPOSE: THE SECRETS OF GRITTY WOMEN: Washington, D.C. - November 30, 2017
For good reasons, grit has become a popular topic. But it's often misunderstood. Three grit experts and authors will provide insights from their own research. Following the event, there will be a happy hour to connect and socialize with other gritty women in the profession. Click here for more information and to register.
INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP = INTELLIGENT LEADERSHIP: THE NEXT LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY LEGAL WORKPLACES: New York, NY - January 17, 2018
Dr. Arin Reeves, President and Managing Director of Nextions LLC and LCLD program speaker, is holding a workshop on inclusive leadership on January 17 at 8:30 a.m. The event will be worth 2.0 Diversity and Inclusion NY CLE credits or 2.0 Law Practice Management NY CLE credits. Click here for more information and to register.
2018 NBA-CLS CORPORATE COUNSEL CONFERENCE: Dana Point, CA - February 15-17, 2018
Registration for the 2018 NBA-CLS Corporate Counsel Conference is open. The conference will be held at the newly redesigned Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California, on February 15-17, 2018. Early bird registration ends on November 30. Click here to register for NBA-CLS Conference. If you have questions, please contact 2012 Fellow Roger Goode at roger.goode@walmartlegal.com.
Job Opportunities
Vice President, Labor Relations: Viacom Media Networks - Hollywood, CA
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Senior Associate State Content Editor, Litigation: Practical Law at Thomson Reuters - Chicago, IL
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Senior Manager, Legal Operations: Honeywell - Kansas City, MO
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Corporate Counsel, Compliance: Morton Salt - Chicago, IL
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Senior Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs: Nickelodeon (Viacom) - New York, NY
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Counsel: Comedy Central (Viacom) - New York, NY
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Manager, Music and Media Licensing: Viacom International Media Networks - New York, NY
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Senior Contract Manager: Honeywell Building Solutions - Pittsburgh, PA
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Senior Patent Agent: Honeywell Advanced Technology Groups - Fort Mill, SC
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Senior Patent Agent: Honeywell Process Solutions - Des Plaines, IL
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Lead Patent Attorney: Honeywell Process Solutions - Des Plaines, IL
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Principal Counsel, Privacy: The Walt Disney Company - Burbank, CA
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Director, Environmental Policy: Honeywell International - Washington, D.C.
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Lead Patent Attorney: Honeywell International - Des Plaines, IL
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Senior Counsel (Antitrust/Sales/Marketing): Altria Client Services - Richmond, VA
Click here for the full job description. Questions about the position may be directed to Gina George at Regina.M.George@altria.com.
Associate General Counsel - Single-Family Mortgage Servicing Transactions: Freddie Mac - McLean, VA
Click here for the full job description and to apply. Questions about the position may be directed to 2017 Fellow Om Jahagirdar at omj110@gmail.com.
Director, Assistant General Counsel: Capital One Financial - McLean or Richmond, VA
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Patent Counsel: Capital One Financial - Vienna, VA
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Entity Compliance Officer: MedStar Health - Washington, D.C.
Click here for the full job description and to apply. Resumes and questions can be sent to Ray Austin at raymond.p.austin@medstar.net.
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
2. Contact information of individual to contact with additional questions about the position
3. Link or PDF with full 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 positions are no longer being posted in the Fellows Weekly Announcements.
