Posted by on Friday, July 11, 2014
Welcome to this week’s Diversity Dish and Happy Friday! This week’s Diversity Dish is short and sweet. We somehow missed this article from Vivia Chen on two law firms where women are thriving. It’s a short one, so make sure to read it in full. Enjoy this week’s Diversity Dish, Happy Friday and if you aren’t already, follow us on Twitter @CourtneyDredden.
6.20.14 Vivia Chen writes in The Careerist on two law firms doing right by women. Chen highlights both Holland and Hart and Sidley Austin as being two standout firms in terms of women’s success. At Holland and Hart, most of the success is attributed to culture. Part of that culture is that flex-time and part-time is accepted at the firm, without stigma or penalty: “We've had it for 25 years, and both men and women use it. I was part-time for a really long time, and you can be eligible for partnership even part-time,” says current firm chair Elizabeth Sharrer. Sidley Austin is much larger than Holland and Hart, and only has one woman on its managing committee. However, the firm has made great strides. “Sidley's chair Carter Phillips says that the firm a "very conscious effort" to get back on the WILEF wagon.” We qualified by increasing the percentage of women on the firm’s executive committee," which, he adds, also sets partner compensation. "It was a priority because the firm was not happy with losing its certification a year ago and we know that WILEF certification is an important credential both for recruiting and retaining women lawyers."”
