All the women’s initiatives and committees at large law firms in New York can’t mask the figures in a study announced this month showing a lack of women as lead counsel in courtrooms across the state.
Among the recommendations in the study’s report: Law firms, and judges, can do more to help. The report outlines concrete steps they can take, such as firms regularly monitoring how often women are lead counsel and for judges to regularly call on associates seated next to senior partners.
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