Gerald L. Walden Jr. G'14, a top attorney for a national chain of specialty grocery stores headquartered in North Carolina, shared in a Convocation address to the Class of 2024 how five principles will lead to success in the legal profession.
Prioritize people and network. Open yourself to trying new things. Ways of giving back are plentiful. Embrace the journey. Reputation management is important.
Gerald L. Walden Jr. G’14 believes the best lawyers are those who establish these habits and values early in their legal studies – and that means the time is now for Elon University School of Law’s newest students to commit themselves to healthier habits of mind and using their “P.O.W.E.R.”
The president-elect of the Greensboro Bar Association delivered a Convocation address on August 5, 2022, to Elon Law’s Class of 2024, the second-largest and one of the most diverse in program history.
Walden serves as vice president/deputy general counsel and head of diversity for The Fresh Market, Inc., a specialty grocery store retailer with its corporate office headquartered in North Carolina. His remarks drew upon his two decades of professional experience handling most major litigation facing the company and all its labor and employment law matters.
“You are about to embark upon one of the most rigorous and I hope one of the most rewarding experiences of your life,” he said. “Becoming a lawyer.”
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