The picture for women and minorities at the nation’s law firms changed only marginally during 2012, with the percentage of female associates declining slightly for the third year in a row, while the number of women and minority group members ticked up, according to NALP.
In fact, the changes were so slight that it took two decimal places to measure them: Women accounted for 45.05 percent of all associates, marking only the third time since NALP began tracking the numbers in 1993 that their percentage has dropped. Last year, their percentage was 45.35.
