A new report, In Their Own Words: Experienced Women Lawyers Explain Why They Are Leaving Their Law Firms and the Profession, released by the Commission on Women in the Profession, looks at the factors that influence the decisions by experienced women lawyers to remain in practice, move to a different job within the law (including in-house counsel), or step out of the profession altogether after 15 or more years of practice.
July 21, 2021 CWP News
Release of Report: In Their Own Words
The report is authored by Joyce Sterling, a professor at the Sturm College of Law in Denver, who has researched the problems facing women in their legal careers for more than 30 years, and Linda Chanow, a nonprofit executive and nationally recognized authority on women lawyers. The report addresses three questions:
- What do women lawyers like about the practice of law?
- What negative factors or experiences do women identify as forces that make them consider leaving the practice of law?
- What changes can be made to encourage women to stay in law practice?
The full report, In Their Own Words: Experienced Women Lawyers Explain Why They Are Leaving Their Law Firms and the Profession, can be found at https://americanbar.org/groups/diversity/women/initiatives_awards/long-term-careers-for-women/in-their-own-words.html.