The Application
The Best Law Firms for Women application was developed with Flex-Time Lawyers, a national consulting firm that advises law students, attorneys and legal employers on work/life balance, retaining and promoting women and law-firm restructure. The application includes questions about issues important to the retention and promotion of female lawyers. We selected the 50 winning firms based on their scored responses.

What’s Measured
Firms were evaluated on their workforce profile, family-friendly benefits and policies, flexibility, leadership, compensation, and their advancement and retention of women, among other factors.

This Year’s Winners
The Best Law Firms were selected based on 2008 data. DFD Consulting, a Maplewood, NJ–based independent research company, tabulated scores and assisted with validating the applications.

Making the List
Firms with at least 50 lawyers were eligible to apply. The applicant pool was self-selected. Surveys were scored based on an algorithm that gave different weights to specific survey sections and questions.

How to Apply
Please register at wmmsurveys.com. Applications for 2010 will be available in November 2009.

Learn more about Flex-Time Lawyers founder Deborah Epstein Henry