The number of female partner promotions at Australia's big six law firms has dropped by almost 40% in the last year despite an industry-wide push to boost gender diversity. Across the national partnerships of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Ashurst, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Allens, Clayton Utz and Minter Ellison, just nine women made partner in 2013 out of a total of 35 internal promotions (26%), research by Legal Week has shown. This figure has dipped significantly since 2012, when more than 40% of all partner appointments – 24 out of 58 across the six outfits – were female.
November 28, 2013 at 07:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Just nine women made partner out of 35 appointments across group in 2013, with HSF making up none
The number of female partner promotions at Australia’s big six law firms has dropped by almost 40% in the last year despite an industry-wide push to boost gender diversity.
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