2012 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women List

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Senior women actively mentor rising female attorneys at this law firm, inviting them to sit in on high-level client pitch meetings, exchange ideas at networking luncheons and conferences, and take...

Baker & McKenzie

With the launch of its global gender initiative in 2011, this law firm aimed to help more of its female lawyers advance into its highest ranks, something it’s also been driving toward with a host of...

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff

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...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Back in 1957, attorney Ellene Winn became the first female partner at this law firm, which made her the first woman to hold that role at any southeastern firm of this size. It’s a legacy that makes...

Chapman and Cutler

Major changes made this firm inviting to women in 2011. To help more of its female lawyers enter the pipeline for top jobs, management appointed diversity champions to each practice group and tasked...

Cooley

Great perks are everywhere at this law firm, among them a wide range of flexible schedules, subsidized backup care, a comprehensive wellness initiative and an employee assistance program. Equally...

Covington & Burling

Having a flexible schedule has afforded Nora Gibson, a partner at this law firm, the best of both worlds. “It allows me to take my children to school and be home to hear about their day, while still...

Crowell & Moring

With its own child care center located just a block from headquarters, an affordable backup care program that dispenses babysitters and elder care providers, and a “balanced hours coordinator” with...

Debevoise & Plimpton

Forget everything you know about the traditional “partner track”—at this forward-thinking law firm, there’s no set length of time during which attorneys must advance to the partnership, no official...

Dorsey & Whitney

Women at this law firm enjoy mentoring relationships from day one, working with departmental mentors their first year, being counseled by senior female associates for their first three and learning...

Duane Morris

This law firm’s 19 U.S. offices offer a multitude of opportunities for women. One of the most notable is its Springboard to Success program, which encourages junior partners to set clear goals,...

Epstein Becker & Green

"The firm has not only permitted me to work flexible hours, but it promoted me to partner while I was doing so," says Lauri Rasnick, a lawyer in its labor and employment practice, who occasionally...

Faegre Baker Daniels

Striking the right balance between doing work you love and maintaining a fulfilling personal life can be tricky. To help its attorneys create a satisfying template for their careers, this firm’s...