15% of their lawyers are working reduced hours.

Women partners, many of whom serve in key leadership roles, are committed to working with female associates at this San Francisco–based firm and hold events to discuss experiences and challenges unique to them. Each year, associates honor a mentor of the year, who receives an all-expenses-paid trip to Hawaii; the most recent recipient was a female partner with two small children who works reduced hours yet still makes mentoring a priority. This nurturing of the next generation of talent impacts retention: Partners rarely leave, including nine working mothers who have spent their entire career at the firm.

Female equity partners: 27%

Female nonequity partners: 44%

Female counsel: 37%

Female associates: 65%

Female lawyers promoted to nonequity partner, 2004–2008: n/a

Female lawyers promoted to equity partner, 2004–2008: 31%

Lawyers working reduced hours: 15%

Lawyers working reduced hours, 2004–2008: 15%

Weeks paid maternity leave: 12

Weeks paid paternity leave: 2

Weeks paid adoption leave: 12

Offer phase-back program for new moms?: Yes

Offer reentry program for lawyer moms?: No

Offer formal flextime program for associates & counsel?: Yes

Lawyers working flextime schedule: 85%

Offer support groups for reduced-hours lawyers?: Yes