Four Sponsor Firms Honored by Working Mother
Four BBA Sponsor Firms have been named a "Best Law Firm for Women" in the 2009 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers survey. The firms will be profiled in the August/September issue of Working Mother as part of a special report that highlights 50 firms for their efforts to advance and retain female attorneys.
Foley Hoag made the list for its support of maternity leaves, reduced-hours schedules or family commitments – all with the full support of senior partners in the group.
Goodwin Procter was honored for its active support for the development and retention of its attorneys through a firm-sponsored Women’s Initiative, which provides an array of programs addressing such topics as professional development, training, career growth, business development, and work/life effectiveness.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges made the list in recognition of its innovative mentoring programs designed to retain women and improve diversity, and the "Mommy Buddy" program, which pairs new-mom associates with a colleague of their choice who stays in touch during maternity leave and helps ease the transition back to work.
WilmerHale was praised for taking "a gender neutral approach to its innovative family-leave policy" and for its efforts through the firm's Work-Life Balance Committee to get the word out about the expanded leave policy through a series of brown-bag lunches and online resources. |
