Women at Big Firms Make Up 70 Percent of Staff Attorneys, 15 Percent of Equity Partners

 Article by Stephanie Francis Ward, ABA Journal



A National Association of Women Lawyers survey of the country’s largest law firms recently found that 70 percent of the businesses’ staff lawyers were female. However, women only made up 15 percent of the firms’ equity partners.

Also, according to the report, women partners are credited with smaller books of business than their male colleagues, even if their development efforts are significant. And while 50 percent of firms’ associates were women, they only received 40 percent of the bonuses.