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
- Special Event: Fellows Alumni Speaker Series
- Fellows Events and Opportunities
- Events and Opportunities of Interest
- Job Opportunities
Announcements
There will be no Fellows Weekly Announcements next week, December 26. Any announcements submitted will be shared January 2, 2018.
2015 Fellow Saminaz Akhter was elected to Partner at Blank Rome LLP, effective January 2018.
2015 Fellow Rashida La Lande was named Global General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Kraft Heinz, effective January 2018. Read more here.
2012 Fellow Tonya Combs is now Senior Director - General Patent Counsel at Lilly BioMedicines.
The following Fellows were among the 45 lawyers named to the Crain’s Chicago Business list of the Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Chicago for 2017:
- Lindsey Dates, 2014
- Peter Ellis, 2011
- Joseph McCoy, 2011
- Kristen Rodriguez, 2016
- Kal Shah, 2016
- Diane Webster, 2013
- Michael Wilder, 2015
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.
Special Event: Fellows Alumni Speaker Series
AN EXPLORATION OF COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING WITH MICROSOFT'S CAROLYN FRANTZ: Multiple locations - January 11, 2018
All members of the LCLD community are invited to participate in a conversation with Microsoft’s Carolyn Frantz on Thursday, January 11, at 9 a.m. PST. The conversation will cover the importance of authenticity, emotional intelligence, and finding your inner motivation. This event is brought to you by the Fellows Alumni, Microsoft, K&L Gates LLP, and Dentons US LLP.
You may attend in-person at K&L Gates’ Seattle office, watch online, or visit a viewing party in one of the following cities: Chicago, New York, Philadelphia*, Pittsburgh, or Washington, D.C. Click here for more information and to register. Please RSVP before January 8.
*Philadelphia viewing participants, you will receive an email with registration details from 2014 Fellow Andrea Toy Ohta at toyohtaa@pepperlaw.com. Please RSVP via the link in the email, or contact Andrea directly.
Fellows Events and Opportunities
LEADERSHIP LUNCH: Columbus, OH - January 30, 2018
Registration is now open for a Leadership Lunch hosted by Robert Bostrom, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., and Thomas Bender, Co-President and Managing Director of Littler Mendelson, P.C., in Columbus on Tuesday, January 30. To regsiter, email Nichole Velasquez at nvelasquez@lcldnet.com. Click here for more information.
HNBA & LCLD TOY DRIVE: Boston, MA, Providence, RI, and Hartford, CT - December 11 - 28, 2017
Drop off a new, unwrapped toy or game Monday through Friday at MG+M offices in one of three cities. Click here for more information. Donations will benefit Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion, a non-profit community development organization that provides residency and supportive programming to low-income families in Boston.
LEADERSHIP LUNCH: Indianapolis, IN - January 12, 2018
Registration remains open for a Leadership Lunch on Friday, January 12, hosted by Kimberly Johnson, Partner and Firm Chair at Quarles & Brady LLP, and Sharon Barner, Vice President and General Counsel at Cummins, Inc. To register, email Nichole Velasquez at nvelasquez@lcldnet.com. Click here for more information.
PHOENIX LCLD GATHERING: Phoenix, AZ - January 26, 2018
LCLD Fellows are invited to the home of 2017 Fellow Liz Chatham to feast on Indian fare on Friday, January 26. Please RSVP to Liz at elizabeth.chatham@stinson.com.
Events and Opportunities of Interest
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.
SILICON VALLEY: DRIVING GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BLACK LAWYER: San Francisco, CA - January 19, 2018
The National Bar Association will be hosting a symposium entitled “Silicon Valley: Driving Growth and Opportunity for the Black Lawyer” on Friday, January 19, 2018. LCLD Member organization Google has graciously agreed to host the event at its San Francisco offices; Apple will also be hosting a reception on January 18. This event presents a unique opportunity for lawyers to learn more about life and practice in Silicon Valley from our in-house bar and law firm lawyers who have successfully built practices servicing Silicon Valley businesses. For more information and to register, click here.
TRIAL REENACTMENT: CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY, JAMES MEREDITH, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI: New York, NY - February 12, 2018
The New York City Bar, the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and the Metropolitan Black Bar Association are co-sponsoring a reenactment of Constance Baker Motley and James Meredith and their battle with Ole Miss. The event is work 2 New York CLE credits. A reception will follow. 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
Senior Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs: Comedy Central - New York, NY
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Counsel, Litigation and Legal Compliance: Eli Lilly and Company - Indianapolis, IN
Click here for the full job description and to apply. Contact 2017 Fellow Tiffany Benjamin at benjamin_tiffany_r@lilly.com with questions regarding the role.
Principal Legal Process Manager: Capital One Financial - Richmond, VA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Associate Counsel/Senior Associate Counsel, Financial Services Compliance: WalMart - Bentonville, AR
Click here for the full job description and to apply. Questions about the position may be directed to Lisa Muderick, Talent Acquisitions Manager, at lisa.muderick@walmart.com.
Director, Assistant General Counsel, Small Business Card: Capital One Financial - Vienna, VA or Richmond, VA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Patent Counsel: Capital One Financial - Vienna, VA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Senior Manager, Trademark Counsel: Capital One Financial - Richmond, VA or Vienna, VA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Senior Manager, Senior Counsel, Employment Litigation: Capital One Financial - Richmond, VA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
IP Counsel: Honeywell - Mason, OH
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment, Tech Team: Facebook - Menlo Park, CA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment, Investigations: Facebook - Menlo Park, CA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Lead Counsel, Music Licensing: Facebook - Menlo Park, CA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Commercial Counsel, Inbound & Development: Facebook - Menlo Park, CA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Counsel, Oculus: Facebook - Redmond, WA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Lead Trademark Counsel: Facebook - Menlo Park, CA
Click here for the full job description and to apply.
Chief Compliance Officer: Howard University - Washington, D.C.
Click here for the full job description. Resumes and questions about the position may be sent to Deborah Ben-Canaan at dbencanaan@mlaglobal.com or Edina Beasley at ebeasley@mlaglobal.com.
Corporate Counsel, Real Estate, Legal & Asset Protection: Starbucks Coffee Company - Seattle, WA
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
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.
