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Check out upcoming TCDIP programs and events! Please share this (updated!) email within your organization.
July 13, 5:30 PM Join us for our TCDIP Summer Alliance!
Join us for the TCDIP Summer Alliance on July 13 at 5:30 PM! Refresh your summer and meet fellow attorneys of color and allies. Throughout the Twin Cities, leaders will host small groups outdoors. When you visit our registration page you’ll see various locations throughout the Twin Cities. Pick a location convenient to you, and we will contact attendees with an exact address for each location prior to July 13!
A huge thank-you already to all of our hosts!
TCDIP Connect: Congratulations to our participating teams!
The first season of our TCDIP Connect group mentorship program wrapped up last week. Over 85 attorneys and law students engaged in our new mentoring program. Ten teams met from March to June to have candid conversations about professional development, challenges in their careers, strategies to tackle diversity, equity and inclusion issues, and more. Our participants all appreciated the opportunity to meet people from across the Twin Cities and build new, long-lasting connections.
Throughout the program we challenged our teams to meet up frequently through friendly competition. Congratulations to our team that collected the most points, Team Salsa and Ceviche! A huge shout-out to Katherine Chen, University of Minnesota; Kou Thao, Mitchell Hamline; Jihan Jenkins, Pentair; Ben Kappelman, Dorsey & Whitney; Robert Moshrefzadeh, 3M; Jill Radloff, Stinson; Maliya Ratliffe, Fox Rothschild; Joy Wang, Norton Rose Fullbright; Usha Neelakantan, 3M; and Scott Rothenberger, Barnes & Thornburg. We’re already looking forward to the next of TCDIP Connect!
This Week’s 1L Clerk Spotlights:
Kaci Stewart
Kaci works as a Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 1L Clerk at Meagher + Geer, P.L.L.P in Minneapolis, MN. Later this summer, she will also be working with the corporate legal department at Allianz Life Insurance in Minneapolis. Kaci is pursuing a J.D. degree from Vermont Law School in South Royalton, VT. She is interested in Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, and Civil Litigation.
Kaci graduated from Fisk University in Nashville, TN, with a bachelor’s in English Literature and received her paralegal certificate from Hamline University. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and in 2016, moved to the Twin Cities and has been here for five years.
In law school, Kaci serves as the President of the Black Law Student Association, participates in the Christian Legal Fellowship, and will also serve as a Student Ambassador for the incoming J.D. students and accelerated J.D. students at Vermont Law this fall. Kaci will answer any questions for the students during orientation and guide them through the first year by supporting and encouraging them throughout their 1L year.
Kaci enjoys spending time exercising, trying new foods, and listening to self-empowering podcasts in her spare time. Please feel free to reach out to her at kstewart@meagher to connect.
Gabriela Dubrocq
Gabriela is working as a Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 1L Clerk at Zelle LLP in Minneapolis, MN. She will also be working with the legal department at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions in Minneapolis later this summer. Although a Florida resident, Gabriela chose to work in Minnesota this summer drawn by the beauty of the lakes, and she is expecting to work in Minneapolis after graduation, while looking to contribute and strengthen the Hispanic community in Minnesota. She is currently interested in labor & employment law, insurance, civil rights, and regulatory law.
Gabriela is pursuing her Joint J.D./LL.M. degree from the University of Miami School of Law in Miami, FL. She is a foreign-admitted attorney from Cuba and graduated with an LL.B. degree from the University of Havana School of Law in Havana, Cuba. Gabriela grew up in Havana, Cuba, and moved to Miami, FL in 2016.
In law school, Gabriela serves as the President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and as an active member of Cuban American Bar Association Chapter, and the Hispanic Bar Association. Before joining Zelle LLP this summer, she served as a judicial intern at the Florida Third District Court of Appeal. She will also be doing a judicial clerkship externship in fall 2021 at the United States District Court Southern District of Florida.
In her spare time, Gabriela enjoys spending time with her dogs, watching true crime videos, and astronomy documentaries. Gabriela is fluent in Spanish and has vast knowledge of Spanish legal terminologies. Reach out to Gabriela at gdubrocq@zelle.com to connect! |
