5 Women on How to Climb the Big Law Ladder

It’s no secret that it’s hard for the women striving for the highest ranks of Big Law. While women represent just under 50 percent of law school graduates, they only make up 24 percent of Fortune 500 general counsel and 18 percent of equity partners in general practice, according to a May 2016 American Bar Association report .

While there are many theories as to why this gender gap persists at the top, most women working in the profession agree that structural inequities and unconscious biases play a large role. As one employment lawyer recently explained to Big Law Business ...