Law Practice
Aug. 24, 2016
It's not a women's problem; it's a business problem
The relative scarcity of female partners in law firms is due to firms' structure and culture — how they are organized and how they conduct and monetize their services. By Lucy Buford Ricca
Lucy B. Ricca
Fellow
Center on the Legal Profession
Lucy is the executive director of the Utah Office of Legal Services Innovation.
The challenges to increasing the retention and advancement of women in national law firms are complex - multilayered and entrenched structural impediments weave into deep-seated cultural mindsets and biases. The resulting professional ecosystem keeps women out of its highest levels and out of leadership roles. While over 50 percent of law firm graduates have been women for over 30 years, today only 18 percent of equity partner...
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