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It’s not only up-and coming lawyers who embrace reduced hours at this corporate law firm, which has offices in Minneapolis and Denver. From 2004 to 2008, 28 lawyers worked a reduced-hours schedule as they phased into retirement, signaling that flexibility is a benefit that’s relevant to everyone. The firm’s Millennia Leaders program provides women lawyers with intensive leadership training and the chance to forge new professional relationships. (Last year, female attorneys accounted for 40% of those in management training.)

U.S. lawyers 187
Female equity partners 18%
Female nonequity partners 21%
Female counsel 21%
Female associates 53%
Female lawyers promoted to nonequity partner, 2004–2008 24%
Female lawyers promoted to equity partner, 2004–2008 n/a
Lawyers working reduced hours 13%
Lawyers working reduced hours, 2004–2008 10%
Weeks paid maternity leave 12
Weeks paid paternity leave 6
Weeks paid adoption leave 6
Offer phase-back program for new moms? No
Offer reentry program for lawyer moms? Yes
Offer formal flextime program for associates & counsel? No
Lawyers working flextime schedule 2%
Offer support groups for reduced-hours lawyers? Yes