Jin-Kyu Baek Named a 2024 LCLD Fellow
April 17, 2024
Cravath partner Jin‑Kyu Baek was selected to join the 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellows Program. The LCLD, which was founded in 2009 as an organization of chief legal officers and law firm managing partners committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive legal profession, selects attorneys “who have shown promising leadership potential” to participate in the Fellows Program, which is a year‑long, multi‑tiered professional development series that involves personal development opportunities, leadership training, and relationship‑building resources.
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