The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has selected Charissa Walker to be its 2022-2023 City Lead for Charlotte, North Carolina. The City Lead serves as the primary, local liaison between LCLD Regional Leads and the Program Development Chair and Vice-Chair to plan and execute programming for local alumni in their city. City Leads also hold monthly meetings with the Regional Lead to discuss LCLD’s activities and goals on a local level. Charissa, a member of LCLD’s 2021 Class of Pathfinders, participated in a critical career development training program designed for diverse, high-potential, attorneys.

About LCLD

Founded in 2009, LCLD has grown to an organization of more than 400 Members, who serve as either general counsel of major corporations or managing partners of the nation’s leading law firms. United by a spirit of activism and personal commitment, LCLD Members participate widely in the programs they’ve created—leading by example, taking action, and challenging the legal profession to prepare future generations of diverse talent for the highest positions of leadership.  To learn more about LCLD, click here. To learn more about LCLD City Leads, click here.