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The 50 Best Law Firms For Women
Summary Find out which law firms offer the best
balance between work and life for women.
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Diversity has become an increasingly large part
of law and law firms. Female attorneys have begun
to benefit through law firms that offer more of a
life-friendly balance. These firms also take into
account that some women attorneys want to start
families. This reveals that the evolution of law
is real and happening for everyone in the legal
industry. While law schools and law firms strive
to be more diverse in an overall effort to equal
the practice of law for all genders and ethnic
backgrounds, there remains much to be done toward
leveling out playing field of law.Recently,
Working Mother, a leading website that highlights
and offers support to women in the professional
workplace, provided this years list of the 50
best law firms that in the words of the Working
Mother website that recognized, U.S. law firms
that create and use best practices in retaining
and promoting women lawyers.

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As Working Mother explains, among this year's
winning firms, women make up an average of 20
percent of all equity partners, and they hold
over a quarter of the seats on both the executive
and the finance committees.The following
profiles of the Best Law Firms for Women detail
how well women are represented in the partnership
of each firm and highlight benefits offered for
parents.The website explains that one key
takeaway of this list were these firms lead the
industry in offering generous parental leave
benefits and support flexible work arrangements.
All this, along with flexible hours, reduced
hours and the option to work from home, would
invariably make life far easier for moms and dads
who seek to remain in the profession, despite
having children. This article first appeared
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