26% of their female lawyers were promoted to equity partner between 2004–2008.

What indulgence do working mothers crave? A weekend away. That’s exactly what the Los Angeles–based firm’s Women’s Initiative has in the works—along with lunch seminars and leadership conferences—to encourage female attorneys and their clients to interact outside the office. Forward-thinking programs like these have helped link the firm’s women lawyers across its eight offices nationwide, and to boost efforts, the Women’s Initiative now has its own newly launched home area on the firm’s intranet.

Female equity partners: 23%

Female nonequity partners: 25%

Female counsel: 38%

Female associates: 55%

Female lawyers promoted to nonequity partner, 2004–2008: 36%

Female lawyers promoted to equity partner, 2004–2008: 26%

Lawyers working reduced hours: 7%

Lawyers working reduced hours, 2004–2008: 7%

Weeks paid maternity leave: 12

Weeks paid paternity leave: 4

Weeks paid adoption leave: 4

Offer phase-back program for new moms?: No

Offer reentry program for lawyer moms?: No

Offer formal flextime program for associates & counsel?: Yes

Lawyers working flextime: n/a

Offer support groups for reduced-hours lawyers?: Yes