48% of their associates are women.

Mom lawyers who opt for a flexible schedule or take time off for their families have every opportunity to advance at this Newark, NJ–based firm, where women chair three of nine legal departments. Just ask partner Michelle Bufano, a mother of two. She returned after the birth of her second daughter and was assigned to lead a major tort litigation case for one of the firm’s largest clients—all while working reduced hours: “I have never been denied an assignment or responsibility due to my reduced schedule,” she says. “In fact, as time has gone on, the exact opposite has been true.”

Female equity partners: 17%

Female nonequity partners: 20%

Female counsel: 17%

Female associates: 48%

Female lawyers promoted to nonequity partner, 2004–2008: 37%

Female lawyers promoted to equity partner, 2004–2008: 0%

Lawyers working reduced hours: 10%

Lawyers working reduced hours, 2004–2008: 10%

Weeks paid maternity leave: 12

Weeks paid paternity leave: 12

Weeks paid adoption leave: 12

Offer phase-back program for new moms?: Yes

Offer reentry program for lawyer moms?: Yes

Offer formal flextime program for associates & counsel?: Yes

Lawyers working flextime schedule: 7%

Offer support groups for reduced-hours lawyers?: Yes