Fellows Weekly 8/28/18 | News | Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

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.

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Announcements

Did you know?
New York-area Fellows have a great opportunity to connect with Pathfinders this fall!

2018 Fellow Karl Riley is now a clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit. He was also awarded the American Bar Association's On the Rise - Top 40 Young Lawyers award. Read more here.

2017 Fellow Jeff Brockmann was named a 2018 Outstanding Assistant General Counsel by the First Chair organization. Read more here.

2017 Fellow Javier Flores is receiving the 2018 Hispanic National Bar Association Regional President of the Year Award. He has also been selected as one of the Boston Business Journal’s 2018 40 under 40 honorees.

2016 Fellow Benjamin Ostapuk has been promoted to Vice President and Director of the Intellectual Property Legal Group at Intel Corporation.

2014 Fellow Lucrecia Moore has moved to Wells Fargo Bank, where she is Senior Vice President, Senior Company Counsel.

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.

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Special Announcement

FELLOWS ALUMNI: WIN A SEAT AT THE LCLD ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Fellows Alumni who complete the Fellows Alumni Survey by this Friday, August 31, will be entered to win an invitation to the 2018 LCLD Annual Membership Meeting. Click here to take the survey.

LCLD is also offering a special prize to the class with the highest response rate on this year's survey. Each respondent from the winning class with receive some LCLD swag when the survey closes--plus a year's worth of bragging rights. Below are this year's response rates by class.

Click here to take the survey, and encourage other Fellows in your class to participate as well!

Class	Response Rate (as of 8/28/18)	2017 Final Response Rate
2017	51%
2016	32%	52%
2015	33%	47%
2014	30%	39%
2013	25%	32%
2012	28%	39%
2011	25%	26%

Please note that the survey is for Fellows in classes 2011 through 2017.

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2018 Fellows Announcements

2018 FELLOWS SECOND FELLOWS MEETING: Washington, DC - October 15-17, 2018

Registration is now open for the Second Fellows Meeting at the Willard InterContinental hotel in Washington, D.C. Click here for more information and to register for the meeting. Click here to book a room at the Willard; register by September 24 to take advantage of the LCLD conference rate.

If you have any questions about the meeting, please contact Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager. For questions about registration or the hotel, please contact Stella Askin, Program & Events Coordinator.

REGISTER NOW: LEADERSHIP LUNCH: Atlanta, GA - October 9, 2018, at 12 p.m. EDT

2018 Fellows attending their first Leadership Lunch may now RSVP for a Leadership Lunch hosted by Teresa Roseborough, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of The Home Depot, Inc., and Joann Jones, Office Managing Partner of BakerHostetler in Atlanta, GA. RSVPs should come directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions. Click here for more information.

Fellows Alumni and other current 2018 Fellows may RSVP beginning on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. EST.

FOLLOW UP CALL WITH BRENT BAER: Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at 1 p.m. EST

2018 Fellows may follow-up with Brent Baer on his presentation at the First Fellows Meeting in March during this call. The call-in number is 1-877-294-8214 and the access code is 7717602 . His session was 'Make an Impact, Get Results.' Hear a recap from Brent and get a chance to ask questions. Click here for more information.

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Fellows Events and Opportunities

REGISTER NOW: ABOGADAS MX LEARNING EXPERIENCE - Mexico City, Mexico - November 7 - 10, 2018

All Fellows may now RSVP for the November Learning Experience in Mexico City. Fellows will be hosted by Abogadas MX and Valeria Chapa, Founder and 2013 Fellow. Click here for more information and a tentative agenda. RSVPs should come directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions.

REGISTER NOW: LEADERSHIP LUNCH: New York, NY - September 27, 2018, at 12 p.m. EST

All Fellows may now RSVP for a Leadership Lunch hosted by Lawrence Gesner, Co-Managing Partner of Venable LLP, and Caryn Grose, SVP and General Counsel, Viacom International Media Networks (2013 Fellow). The lunch will take place on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the New York office of Venable (Rockefeller Center, 1270 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10020). Click here for more information.

REGISTER NOW: LEADERSHIP LUNCH PLUS: Charlotte, NC - October 4, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.

All Fellows may now RSVP for a Leadership Lunch Plus hosted by Allen Parker, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Wells Fargo and Company and Jami McKeon, Chair of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Click here for more information. RSVPs should come directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions.

LEADERSHIP LUNCH: San Francisco, CA - September 10, 2018, at 12 p.m. PST

There are spots remaining on the waitlist for an event hosted by Julie Gruber, Executive Vice President, Global General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Office for Gap, Inc., and Mitchell Zuklie, Chairman and CEO of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. The Lunch will take place at the San Francisco, CA office of Orrick (405 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105). RSVPs should come directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions. Click here for more information.

LEADERSHIP LUNCH: Minneapolis, MN - September 11, 2018, at 12 p.m. CT

There are still spots on the waitlist for an event hosted by Jim Chosy, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of US Bancorp, and Kenneth Cutler, Managing Partner of Dorsey & Whitney LLP. The Lunch will take place on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Minneapolis, MN office of Dorsey & Whitney (50 South 6th Street, #1500, Minneapolis, MN). RSVPs should come directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions. Click here for more information.

NAVIGATING NARRATIVE CHANGE: Richmond, VA - September 18, 2018, at 5:30 p.m.

Fellows are invited to attend an event at the American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar on September 18. The event will feature the museum's President, Christy Coleman, who will speak about leading a merger between The American Civil War Museum and The Museum of the Confederacy. Click here for more information and to register. Questions may be directed to Erin Hess at ehess@lcldnet.com.

SAVE THE DATE: LCLD RECEPTION AT CORPORATE COUNSEL WOMEN OF COLOR CONFERENCE: New York, NY - October 9, 2018

New York area Fellows and those in town for the Corporate Counsel Women of Color Conference are invited to attend a networking reception hosted by the Arent Fox Minority Attorneys Group and Women’s Initiative. The event will be held at 6 p.m. at the Arent Fox Office at 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10019. Questions may be directed to 2015 Fellow Temitope Yusuf at Temitope.Yusuf@arentfox.com and 2018 Fellow Eva Pulliam at Eva.Pulliam@arentfox.com.

FELLOWS MEET-UP AT CORPORATE COUNSEL WOMEN OF COLOR CONFERENCE: New York, NY - October 10-12, 2018

For Fellows and Alumni attending the Corporate Counsel Women of Color Conference (“CCWC”) in New York October 10-12, 2018, Sheppard Mullin will be sponsoring an LCLD Fellows and Alumni happy hour from 4:30-6pmon Wednesday, October 10 at The Haven Rooftop, 132 West 47^th Street. Please send an email to 2015 Fellow Rena Andoh at randoh@sheppardmullin.com to RSVP.

SAVE THE DATE: FELLOWS MEET-UP AT NAPABA: Chicago, IL - November 7-11, 2018

Littler Mendelson, P.C. is pleased to once again host a reception for LCLD Fellows attending the NAPABA Conference, which will be held in Chicago, November 7-11, 2018. Please email 2014 Fellow Judy Iriye at JIriye@littler.com or 2016 Fellow Eddie Chyun at EChyun@littler.com for more information and to be placed on the guest list.

NEW YORK FELLOWS AND ALUMNI NEEDED

LCLD is looking for New York area Fellows to captain dine around groups in Purchase/White Plains, NY on Friday, November 2, in conjunction with the 2018 Second Pathfinder Meeting. If you are interested, please contact Program Manager Erin Hess at ehess@lcldnet.com.

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Events and Opportunities of Interest

LGBTQ AND DISABLED ATTORNEYS: SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH THE ABA!

This first-of-its-kind nationwide study, sponsored by the American Bar Association in partnership with the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, will help develop and implement strategies that address biases and other barriers facing attorneys and other legal professionals who are disabled or who identify as LGBTQ. The 15-minute survey is anonymous and voluntary. All information you provide will be kept confidential; the Burton Blatt Institute will not have the ability to connect your name to your responses. Click here to complete the survey, and feel free to share it with your colleagues. If you have questions about the survey, please reach out to 2014 Fellow Wesley Bizzell at Wesley.Bizzell@Altria.com.

ANNUAL TEXAS MINORITY COUNSEL PROGRAM: Houston, TX - October 17-19, 2018

The Annual Texas Minority Counsel Program will be held October 17-19 at the Westin Houston, Memorial City. Click here for more information.

SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY: Denver, CO - February 28 - March 1, 2019

2014 Fellow Carlos Romo is helping to organize a Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute called “Administrative Law and Natural Resources Development” in Denver February 28-March 1, 2019 and is looking for diverse speakers. If you have presented on administrative law or related topics and are interested in being considered for a speaking opportunity, please contact Carlos at cromo@lewisbess.com.

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Job Opportunities

Senior Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions: Honeywell - Maplewood, MN

There are two available openings; click here and here to read the full job descriptions and to apply. Questions about the position may be directed to Julie Bushard at jbushard.cw@mmm.com.

Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment: Honeywell - Melville, NY or Golden Valley, MN

Click here for the full job description and to apply. Questions about the position may be directed to Kelly Colar at Kelly.colar@honeywell.com.

Counsel, Litigation: BASF - Florham Park, NJ