Dickinson Wright Announces Inaugural Selections for Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows and Pathfinders Programs
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Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce its inaugural selections for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows and Pathfinders programs. Member Partner Aaron Burrell (Detroit) is our 2022 LCLD Fellow. Burrell serves as co-chair of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee and co-chair of Litigation Training. He also serves as a lateral recruiter for the firm. Associates Sharae’ Williams (Ann Arbor) and Adrian Acosta (El Paso) are our 2022 Pathfinders. Williams practices in the areas of complex business litigation and intellectual property and Acosta has a diverse background in all aspects of commercial litigation. We are thrilled to be represented by these future leaders in our firm and profession.
LCLD’s flagship Fellows Program engages managing partners of LCLD Member Firms and general counsel of major corporations to create an intensive, year-long leadership training, professional development, and networking program for diverse mid-career attorneys looking to become leaders within their organization.
The LCLD Pathfinder Program is designed to provide early-career, high-potential diverse attorneys with practical tools for creating durable internal networks, foundational leadership skills, and career development strategies critical to their professional advancement.
Dickinson Wright also proudly participates in LCLD’s 1L Summer Scholars program and will be hosting a Summer Scholar in the Chicago office this summer. The Scholar will spend half of their summer with Dickinson Wright as a traditional summer associate, and the other half with key client JP Morgan Chase & Co. in their Chicago office.
Founded in 2009, LCLD is a national organization of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners dedicated to creating a more open and diverse legal profession. To learn more about LCLD, click here: https://www.lcldnet.org/.
LCLD’s flagship Fellows Program engages managing partners of LCLD Member Firms and general counsel of major corporations to create an intensive, year-long leadership training, professional development, and networking program for diverse mid-career attorneys looking to become leaders within their organization.
The LCLD Pathfinder Program is designed to provide early-career, high-potential diverse attorneys with practical tools for creating durable internal networks, foundational leadership skills, and career development strategies critical to their professional advancement.
Dickinson Wright also proudly participates in LCLD’s 1L Summer Scholars program and will be hosting a Summer Scholar in the Chicago office this summer. The Scholar will spend half of their summer with Dickinson Wright as a traditional summer associate, and the other half with key client JP Morgan Chase & Co. in their Chicago office.
Founded in 2009, LCLD is a national organization of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners dedicated to creating a more open and diverse legal profession. To learn more about LCLD, click here: https://www.lcldnet.org/.
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