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Announcements are sent to LCLD Fellows, Pathfinders, and Alumni every Tuesday and feature program news and information, professional opportunities, personal announcements, and
alerts of upcoming events to help you get the most out of the LCLD network.
Have questions? Send them to Jamie Dumas at jdumas@lcldnet.com.

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June 7, 2022

LCLD Alumni

Upcoming Alumni Events & Opportunities

 

Are You All In!? Donate by June 30 | All Alumni
Have you contributed to the LCLD Alumni annual fundraising campaign "All In" yet? If not, now's your chance to support the annual Alumni Symposium and other LCLD Alumni initiatives. Read the 2022 rules and donate today!

June 23-25, 2022 | All Alumni
Late registration for the 11th Annual LCLD Alumni Leadership Symposium in Chicago closes June 10! Register here. 

 
 

More Events & Opportunities

 

June 1–August 31 | 2022 Fellows, 2022 Pathfinders, All Alumni
Mentoring Program Attorney Registration
. Register to participate as a Mentor to a first-year law student in the 2022-23 LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program. Register here. 

June 14, June 28, July 14, & July 19 | 2022 Fellows
2022 Fellows On-The-Road Spring/Summer sessions. Led by Chris De Santis, the sessions will focus on how to navigate generational friction at work. Space is limited, so register for your preferred region or the virtual session today.

June 15 | Detroit-area Alumni
Detroit LCLD Alumni Happy Hour. Hosted at Dragonfly: 2929 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202. Contact Ray Luk to RSVP.

July 12 | 2022 Pathfinders
2022 Pathfinder Regional Session. Host a viewing party for current Pathfinders in your area! Email Sarah Alexander to volunteer. Register now and join Katie Aldrich from Fringe to talk about presence, branding, and building relationships.

 
 

Individual Announcements

 
  • 2020 Pathfinder Omid Bañuelos joined Amazon’s Litigation & Regulatory group as a Corporate Counsel.

  • 2013 Fellow Bonnie Lau will be hosting a Gender Competition Roundtable discussion with ABA.Women.Connected highlighting the many ways in which gender bias impacts professional women in law and economics.

  • 2021 Pathfinder Veronica Nauts joined Meta as Lead Counsel for the Platform Enforcement and Litigation group.

  • 2021 Pathfinder Shannon Prince provided legal analysis on Court TV on the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard case. She was also featured on Twin Cities PBS discussing the impact of George Floyd's murder on the legal system. 

  • 2021 LCLD Fellow Serena Agaba Rwejuna was presented with the 2022 Duke Law Alumni Association Young Alumni Award. Serena is the second Black woman to receive the award in its history.

  • 2015 Pathfinder Ashley Southerland joined Homeward, an early-stage health tech company working to deliver care in rural America, as Deputy General Counsel. 

  • The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook awarded 2015 Fellow Travis Torrence their annual Achievement in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award, which was presented as a part of the 2022 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards. Travis was also profiled in the following article in The Texas Lawbook. 

  • 2022 Pathfinder Vanessa Tussey won the 2022 Daily Business Review Florida Legal Award in the "On the Rise" Category. 

Click Here to Submit Your Announcement
 
 

Resources

 

LCLD is, as always, committed to sharing resources that strengthen our community and our mission. Whether it's navigating the new normal or learning to become an ally to other communities, we want to give you the tools you need. Subscribe to LCLD's Diversity News Digest and check out our LinkedIn and Twitter feeds for more.

Tips for In-House Counsel on Relationship Building  |  Above the Law

What's Your Listening Style?  |  Harvard Business Review

White Men Land Firm Partnerships at Fastest Rates, ABA Finds  |  Bloomberg Law

If you have resources you'd like to share or topics you'd like to see covered, please reach out to Kat Corfman, LCLD Communications Specialist. ​

 
 
 

Job Opportunities

 

Job opportunities are shared by members of the LCLD network. Click here to view LCLD's job posting policy or submit an opportunity.

  • Corporate Counsel, Litigation: Providence - Open to Remote Work
  • Experienced Appellate Attorney: McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC - Multiple locations
  • Law and Regulation, Corporate Litigation Senior Counsel: Allstate Corporation - Remote
  • Counsel, Real Estate Zoning: DoorDash, Inc. - San Francisco, CA; remote
  • Counsel/Senior Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs, Streaming: Paramount - Los Angeles, CA 
  • In-House Trial Staff Attorney: American Family Mutual Insurance, S.I. - Los Angeles, CA
  • Senior Counsel, Privacy and Cybersecurity: Abbott - Abbott Park, IL
  • Senior Legal Counsel - Collections: PayPal, Inc - Remote
  • Counsel, Commercial: DoorDash Inc. - Multiple locations 
  • Counsel, Marketing & Product: DoorDash Inc. - Multiple locations 
  • Employment Counsel, Law and Regulation: Allstate Corporation - Remote
  • IP M&A Counsel: ThermoFisher Scientific - Multiple locations 
  • Senior Attorney, Commercial and Products, The Weather Channel: IBM - Atlanta, GA 
  • Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs, Multiplatform Production, Short-Form: Paramount - New York, NY
  • Senior Principal M&A Counsel: Medtronic - Minneapolis, MN or Remote
  • Vice President, Associate General Counsel – Regulatory Affairs: Fidelity Investments - Jersey City, NJ; Boston, MA
  • Associate Counsel, Commercial Law: Darden Restaurants - Orlando, FL
  • Chief IP Counsel: The Clorox Company - Oakland, CA
    Please contact Joyce Wong at jwong@mlaglobal or 202.669.1857 with questions. 
  • Contracting Counsel Manager: Accenture - Remote 
  • Contracting Counsel Senior Manager: Accenture - Remote 
  • Diversity & Inclusion Officer - Americas: Linklaters LLP - New York, NY
  • Global Legal Lead - Web3 and Metaverse: Accenture - Remote 
  • Industry - Health Sector Lead Senior Counsel: Accenture - Remote 
  • Media and Commercial Transactions Counsel: Verizon - Multiple locations
  • Privacy Senior Attorney: Kellogg Company - Chicago, IL 
  • Senior Counsel, Senior Manager - Corporate Capital Markets: Capital One - Multiple locations
  • Senior Counsel - Technology & Innovation: Accenture - Remote 
  • Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs: Paramount - Los Angeles, CA 
 
 
 

Nichole Velasquez 
LCLD Fellows
Program Director
nvelasquez@lcldnet.com

 

Alyssa Yuen
LCLD Alumni
Program Manager
ayuen@lcldnet.com

 

Sarah Alexander
LCLD Pathfinder 
Program Manager
salexander@lcldnet.com

 
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