Although women have been graduating from law schools at approximately the same rate as men for the past two decades, women still comprise only 16 percent of law firm equity partners. The representation of women in law firm leadership positions is even smaller.
In order to ameliorate the longstanding “leaky pipeline” phenomenon, in which attrition takes an increasing toll on women the longer they are out of law school, it is imperative that more women achieve positions of power, influence and leadership in their law firms.
