Editors’ Note: This article was originally published in June 2009.
Q: Like many New York law firms, we seek to recruit and retain women attorneys and specifically would like to increase their number within our partnership ranks. Although women are well represented in our junior and mid-level associate classes, the numbers decrease and change dramatically at the partnership level.
Considering the number who make up our entering classes, we think our partnership numbers should be much higher. What should we do to increase the number of women associates who stay and become partner?
