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-1905381000Diversity Professionals’ Phone ConferenceApril 19, 20183:00-3:30pm ETMinutesWelcome by Jenn DentonProgram Updates 2018 Pathfinder (Program Contact: Erin Hess, ehess@)Update on first meetings hosted by Walmart Inc. and Abercrombie & Fitch Co.Just finished 1st meeting with 272 attendees. E learning modules starting May 1st, every 6 weeks. E-modules will begin May 1, 2018, and a new module will release every six weeks. Pathfinders will complete the E-modules on their own and then follow up with Peer Circle to review the assignment after before the next E-module releases June pass Conversations will be June 5, 2018. We will disseminate more information closer to the event 2018 Fellows (Program Contact: Nichole Velasquez nvelasquez@) Update on first meetingLast month’s meeting was held in New Orleans; 281 registered, approximately 10 to 15 of those registered did not attend. Received really great feedback.2018 Learning Experience Hosts:Southern California Edison, June 19-20, 2018 in LAAT&T, August 27-28, 2018 in DallasUnited Airlines, September 17-18, 2018 in ChicagoAbogadas MX, November 8-9, 2018 in Mexico CityFacebook, November 14-15, 2018 near San FranciscoLPL Financial, February 6-7, 2019 in CharlotteClorox, Date TBD Let Nichole know if your organization is interested in hosting in 2019. Looking for 4-5 more corporations. Exelon and Starbucks have already committed to be hosts in 2019. 2018 Leadership Lunches Hosts – we are currently looking for MPs and GCs to host Leadership LunchesThe next lunches will be in Houston & MinneapolisWe like to have 10 to 12 per yearContact Nichole if interested in hosting.Fellows Alumni (Program Contact: Courtney Nolde, cnolde@) The Seventh Annual Fellows Alumni Leadership Symposium, June 21-23, Los AngelesAlready over 130 Fellows Alumni are registered to attend.Registration can be found here.Right now, regular registration is open which is $225 for Law Firm Fellows Alumni and $150 for In-House Fellows Alumni. Regular registration ends on May 18th when the cost will go up to $275 for Law Firm Fellows. Sponsorship opportunities for the 2018 Fellows Alumni Conference, June 21-23, 2018, in Los Angeles are available, please click here and here for more information or contact Courtney Nolde at cnolde@The Pathfinders Alumni will also be hosting a meeting in conjunction with the Fellows Alumni event this year in LA. For more details, click here.The Rick Palmore Award recognize the outstanding achievements, commitment, and leadership of LCLD Fellows Alumni who have paved the way for and assisted with the advancement of LCLD Fellows, Fellows Alumni, and other LCLD program participants, and it is awarded to one in-house fellow and one law firm fellow each year. Submissions were due in March and the process is underway. Award winners will be announced in mid-May. LCLD Fellows Alumni Executive Council leadership positions and committee volunteer opportunities – survey went out last week to all Fellows Alumni who have two weeks to complete the survey. There are many opportunities to become involved. Announcements for the new EC and committee volunteers will be going out in June. All In! Campaign Contributions: The campaign helps to fund regional Fellows Alumni events and build a treasury for future initiatives.We are halfway through campaign. Cost is $125 per Fellows Alumni. If your Fellows Alumni have not contributed this year, please encourage them to do so. Regional Programming UpdateEC working to connect LCLD constituentsLegal-ish Happy Hour held in SeattleSpeakers SeriesAdvancement, Transitions and Career Planning (April 5 - Chicago, IL) Fantastic gathering in Chicago!Becoming Fluent in Leadership Temperament (April 24 – Washington, DC) Latest installment of the Fellows Alumni Speaker Series: Becoming Fluent in Leadership Temperament with Career Coach Tracy Spears. Live in Washington, D.C.Fellows Alumni Leadership Roundtable: May 22nd Finding & Developing Law Firm Leaders in Columbus (Postponed, new date forthcoming)June 6 Power of Networks event open to all in LCLD network. This event will be in Chicago from 6-9 pm. Hosted by Schiff Hardin, JLL, and Morton Salt. Event open to all LCLD groups mentees-GCs/MPs. Will be held at the Chicago History Museum.2017 – 2018 LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program (Program Contact: Nancy Richardson, nrichardson@) 2018-19 year:City Lead Training call is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 1:00pm ET. Call-In: 877-294-8214: Access Code 5075876# Register your mentors for the 2018-2019 program on June 1, 2018. Registration goes through Aug. 31, then city leads will register studentsPlease let us know as you plan your GMP events – send pictures to NRichardson@!2018 1L Scholars Program (Program Contact: Nancy Richardson, nrichardson@) 2018 Scholars Summit is May 22-24, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA. Reserve a hotel room for your Scholar here by May 1. 221 scholars registered, 188 attending; 136 organizations and 100 law firmsWelcome Packages emailed on April 16.Get involved! We are looking for attorneys in PA, NY, NJ, DC, and MD metro areas to conduct mock interviews on Wednesday, May 23, from 9 am – 4 pm at the law offices of Reed Smith. Trying to reach all the 1L scholars to participateNeed 55 more attorneys to sign up1L Scholars law firm/corporate partnershipsSave the Date for the 2018 LCLD Annual Meeting, October 15-16 in Washington, D.C.ResourcesThe 2017 Impact Report was mailed last month. The electronic version can be found here. We want to know, What’s Working? Have initiatives or successes you’d like to share? What Best Practices are your member organizations usingReed Smith put together a Diversity DirectorySend them to Caitlin at cpuffenberger@.Have you seen our events calendar? Check it out here and come back often for the most up to date information on LCLD events. Select the “Grid” view to sort and filter events by region, category, or month.Caitlin: News digest once a month, if you’d like to be added to list let her know, send stories to her alsoCommunications Want to receive the LCLD Weekly News Digest? Email Caitlin at cpuffenberger@.Don’t forget about the sort and download features in the LCLD Fellows DirectoryHave a good diversity story, award, initiative? Had a great experience with one of LCLD’s programs? Share it with us, email Caitlin at cpuffenberger@.Put LCLD on your organization’s diversity page. You can download versions of the LCLD logo by following this link. The logo is found at the bottom of the page. Email Caitlin at cpuffenberger@ if you have any questions.Social media – tag or follow us and we’ll return the favorTwitter:?; Facebook:?: Events calendar has different ways to sort, can filter calendar specifically per program and region using the “Grid” view, To use the downloadable feature on Fellows Directory you will need a password; email Jessica for passwordQuestions/Comments/SuggestionsMembership UpdateNew members since our last callBNSF, DTE Energy, FedEx, Foley & Lardner, Kutak Rock, Michael Best & Friedrich, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, Morris James, Navy Federal Credit Union, New York Life, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, Shutts & Bowen, Thacker Robinson Zinz, The Vanguard Group, T-Mobile, Vedder PriceHousekeeping: Next LCLD Diversity Professionals’ Phone Conference is Thursday, August 30, 2018, from 4:00-4:30 pm ET ................
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