Shearman & Sterling celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a hybrid event hosted by the FinTech Foundry, Diversity & Inclusion, WISER and Alumni Relations.

Law360 highlighted three tips shared by the event moderators and panelists on how women can excel in Legal Tech:

Saying ‘Yes’ to Opportunities

“I figure I’m smart, I can learn, and so when an opportunity presented itself to do something different, I said yes and figured it out,” said Joy Heath Rush, Chief Executive Officer, International Legal Technology Association.

Learning New skills and Technologies

Meredith Williams-Range, Chief Client Strategy & Growth Officer at Shearman & Sterling, believes people should learn how to work with AI technologies. “What will take our jobs are more tech-advanced lawyers,” Williams-Range said.

Making Oneself Seen in the Workplace

“If you want to grow in your career and you want to reach different levels, it’s important to have face time with people,” added Williams-Range.

Geline Midouin, Co-Executive Director & Chief Operations Officer at Shearman & Sterling shared that building mentorship programs and support networks can help people gain visibility.

“If you don't have [a support system], figure out who can be in your network that you can create one with because building relationships with people who are facing similar things can be really powerful and helpful,” she said.

The Shearman & Sterling 2023 International Women’s Day event speakers and moderators were:

• Gillian Emmett Moldowan, Partner, Compensation, Governance & ERISA; Member, Women’s Initiative for Success, Excellence and Retention (WISER), Shearman & Sterling
• Jennifer D. Morton, Partner, Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory; Co-Head, FinTech Foundry, Shearman & Sterling
• Cassandra Cuellar, Partner, Emerging Markets; Member, FinTech Foundry, Shearman & Sterling
• Geline Midouin, Co-Executive Director & Chief Operations Officer, Shearman & Sterling
• Meredith Williams-Range, Chief Client Strategy & Growth Officer, Shearman & Sterling
• Joy Heath Rush, Chief Executive Officer, International Legal Technology Association
• Tieisha Smith, Head of Tech Partnerships, Acceleration & Culture Transformation, TIAA
• Sarah Biller, Co-Founder, Fintech Sandbox
• Shelley Eleby, Head of Marketing, Electronic Trading, Bank of Montreal

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