Sentences with phrase «women lawyers in private practice»

On October 15, I will moderate a panel on advancing the careers of women lawyers in both private practice and corporate law departments at the Dorsey & Whitney Corporate Counsel Seminar in Minneapolis.

However, the number of senior women lawyers in private practice is increasing so slowly that it will be a long time to wait for greater female judicial representation if appointments stay locked below the percentage of women in the practice of law.

The Law Society of British Columbia today is launching its Justicia Project aimed at increasing the number of women lawyers in private practice.

The Justicia Project was first developed by the Law Society of Upper Canada and is a voluntary program for law firms to identify and implement best practices to retain and advance women lawyers in private practice.

Not exact matches

The largest salary divide between men and women in - house in Canada exists in the most senior roles for equivalent work and diversity remains a challenge, but as more young lawyers make the switch from private practice sooner in their career that gap should close, according to a recent survey.

Now, 15 years later, the Law Society of Upper Canada has released its report on retaining women in the profession and many of the same issues raised by Wilson are still present: a high proportion of women enter the legal profession at the initial entry level (more than 50 per cent of lawyers called to the bar are female), and that there is a higher attrition rate for women than men from private practice.

The recent Law Society of BC Report on the Retention of Women in Law Task Force notes as follows: • Women have been entering the legal profession in BC in numbers equal to or greater than men for more than a decade, yet represent only about 34 % of all practicing lawyers in the province and only about 29 % of lawyers in full - time private practice; and • the legal profession in BC is aging and there will be a net reduction in the number of practicing lawyers — a looming shortage — as older lawyers retire without a corresponding increase in younger lawyers joining the profession.

It will take much longer for women to advance beyond their current 26 % of lawyers in private practice.

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However, women still account for only 40 per cent of lawyers in the profession, 33 per cent of lawyers in private practice and 22 per cent of law firm partners.

While men and women lawyers start out with similar talents and commitment, men's interest in partnership grows the longer they stay in private practice while many women lose interest in partnership the longer they practice.

We also hold an annual Chambers USA Women in Law awards in New York which honours private practice lawyers, in - house counsel and law firms who are making an impact in furthering the advancement of women in theWomen in Law awards in New York which honours private practice lawyers, in - house counsel and law firms who are making an impact in furthering the advancement of women in thewomen in the law.

Women are 70 % of law school graduates and constitute more than half the lawyers in private practice, but they are leaving law firms for more conducive work environments and better career opportunities in corporate and government positions.

The disparity is stark: Despite now making up 39 per cent of the profession in Ontario, and 31 per cent of lawyers in private practice, women account for only 21 per cent of law firm partners.

Research by legal recruiters Laurence Simons among nearly 1,000 in - house and private practice lawyers found men received an average of # 162,689 last year, whereas women received # 111,293.

The recent Law Society of BC Report on the Retention of Women in Law Task Force notes as follows: • Women have been entering the legal profession in BC in numbers equal to or greater than men for more than a decade, yet represent only about 34 % of all practicing lawyers in the province and only about 29 % of lawyers in full - time private practice; and • the legal profession in BC is aging and there will be a net reduction in the number of practicing lawyers — a looming shortage — as older lawyers retire... [more]

Christine A. Amalfe, President of the NAWL Foundation and Director at Gibbons P.C. in Newark, NJ, described the survey as «the only national study of the nation's 200 largest law firms, which annually tracks the progress of women lawyers at all levels of private practice, including the most senior positions, and collects data on firms as a whole rather than from a subset of individual lawyers.»

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I recently heard Allan Fineblit, CEO of The Law Society of Manitoba say that half of women lawyers are not in private practice in Manitoba after just 5 years at the Bar.

«We believe this is helping towards achieving greater diversity in the judiciary, since the CPS employs higher proportions of women and BME lawyers than are to be found in private practice.

Of course, we know that many women lawyers leave private practice early in their careers.

Paul, Weiss is sponsoring and supporting the launch of Women in Law Hong Kong, a newly established networking platform for private practice lawyers and in - house counsel in Hong Kong.