Before the 1980s, there were white-shoe firms and there were Jewish firms, and the former worked to keep it that way. Nowadays, with Sullivan & Cromwell tapping an ordained rabbi as its next chairman and Weil Gotshal operating offices from Brussels to Singapore, the once-stark differences between the firms have nearly faded. University of Denver law professor Eli Wald says a profession that still struggles with the promotion of women and minorities should look again at the experience of Jewish lawyers.
May 16, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
To many, perhaps most, observers of today’s legal scene, a “white shoe” law firm is nothing more than a large, prominent firm serving a primarily corporate clientele.
But those who entered the profession before the 1980s can remember a time when the term explicitly did not apply to many firms. Back then, there were the white-shoe firms and there were the Jewish firms, and the former worked to keep it that way.
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