Women are 90% of all senior administrators at Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, where they head the accounting, marketing and recruiting departments, among others.

Women chair three of this law firm’s 13 practice groups, and their success inspires many of the female attorneys coming up behind them. As they begin to climb the same ladder, new associates engage in formal mentoring and access paid continuing legal education, often making a point to attend networking events hosted by the firm’s Women’s Initiative, where they forge relationships with clients and community leaders. Anyone who works 20 hours per week is able to take advantage of the firm’s parental leave, and full benefits are granted to attorneys who put in at least 30 hours. To fend off stress, women enjoy monthly massages (offered free at all locations) and exercise in the gym at the firm’s headquarters. The New Moms mentoring program is a lifeline for first-time mothers.

Female Equity Partners 9%

Female Nonequity Partners 23%

Lawyers Working Reduced Hours 13%

 

Pictured: Catherine Swartz with Jack, 4, and Luke, 2.