Law Light

This week Caroline Tsai, a leader in Western Unions Global Legal Affairs, Compliance, Enterprise Risk, Public Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, Ethics, Privacy, and Corporate Secretarial Functions talks with Gibson Arnold & Associates CEO, Melinda Delmonico as part of our Women in Leadership series. Caroline shares her current role in her organization and how she got to where she is today.

Caroline also answers questions like:

When going through the hiring process, how much do you rely on instinct?

Did you shape your career or did your career shape you?

What are some of the biggest career learnings that you've had?

Caroline relays all of the ups and downs of her career, and how she got to where she is today. She also addresses the difference between men and women in the workplace and the steps that need to be taken to bring about a brighter future for all in the workplace.

This week Elizabeth Matthews, Deputy Managing Director, Executive Vice President, and General Counsel of Total Energies,  talks with Gibson Arnold’s CEO, Melinda Delmonico, as part of our Women in Leadership series. Nancy shares her career journey and what brought her to her current in-house role.

She answers questions like:

• What moment led you to an in-house career?
• Do you shape your career or does your career shape you?
• How did you navigate different career opportunities?
• What are some of your biggest career learnings?
• What advice would you offer new lawyers?

Elizabeth offers wonderful wisdom and advice for lawyers at all stages in their careers. She sheds light on the many opportunities and challenges in the industry, while carving out active steps one can take to succeed in their in-house career. 

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This week Nancy Lipson, Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Newmont Mining Corp., talks with Gibson Arnold’s CEO, Melinda Delmonico, as part of our Women in Leadership series. Nancy shares her career journey and what brought her to her current in-house role

She answers questions like:

• What moment led you to an in-house career?
• Do you shape your career or does your career shape you?
• How did you navigate different career opportunities?
• What are some of your biggest career learnings?
• What advice would you offer new lawyers?

Nancy’s wisdom and advice is so valuable in this episode. She shares light on the many opportunities and challenges in the industry, while carving out active steps one can take to succeed in their in-house career. 

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This week Lanesha Minnix, senior vice president and chief legal officer of Flowserve, talks with Gibson Arnold & Associates CEO, Melinda Delmonico as part of our Women in Leadership series. Lanesha shares her current role in her organization and how she got to where she is today.

Lanesha also answers questions like:

Why did you choose in-house and how did you get to where you are today?

In your career, as a female lawyer, did you find that opportunities were always open to you? Or were there some closed doors?

What does your self-care routine look like?

Lanesha relays all of the ups and downs of her career, and how she got to where she is today. She also addresses how it is important for women to take career risks, to trust themselves, to have grace for yourself, and to take a leap of faith careerwise.

This week Linda Ramirez, the General Counsel and Board Secretary at Olink Proteomics and Board Member of Latinas First Foundation, joins Gibson Arnold’s CEO, Melinda Delmonico, in sharing her journey and struggles of the legal world. Her various experiences, personal and professional, have given her a unique perspective on DEIA and equipped her to tackle the challenges of diversity that many people face. 

Linda’s message: Know Your Worth!

This episode answers questions like:

• How do you define diversity and inclusion? How do you carry it out?
• Who and what in our lives inspires us to consider and implement diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEIA)? 
• What are the challenges of diversity and inclusion in the legal industry? What’s going well?
• What actions can law firms take to implement DEIA?

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On this episode, Melinda Delmonico (CEO of Gibson Arnold & Associates) is joined by Larry Lee, who is a Shareholder with Jones & Keller in Denver, CO.  Larry summarizes his career in labor and employment law and how his father inspired his career. Larry also discusses what diversity and inclusion means to him, and why it is so important in the legal field. Melinda and Larry also look at mentorship as a tool for diversity & inclusion, as well as what makes a great leader on diversity & inclusion issues. Finally, we learn about what inspires Larry both personally and professionally.

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Melinda Delmonico, President & CEO of Gibson Arnold & Associates, interviews Lucy Stark, the Managing Partner of Holland & Hart as part of our Women in Leadership series. Lucy shares about her journey to becoming Managing Partner, a role she never imagined she would take on, and what it means to get to be the woman in the room. She also describes her passion for her career, and how she fell into a practice that she loves. Finally, we learn what inspires and motivates Lucy both in her career and in her personal life. 

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Law Light returns this week with a conversation between Melinda Delmonico, CEO of Gibson Arnold, and Jennifer Simons of Parker Wellbore. Jennifer is Sr. Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for Parker Wellbore and has spent much of her career with the company. We hear about Jennifer's distinguished history  with Parker, as well as the ways her life and her beliefs have shaped her career. Jennifer shares with us the greatest lessons she has learned from her career, as well as the lessons she is continuing to learn even still. Melinda and Jennifer discuss what it is like to be the only woman in the room, and how we can use our privilege to uplift others rather than focusing on our differences. We learn about Jennifer's commitment to self care, and what truly inspires her both at work and in her personal life.

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