Research Finds Surprise in Women Lawyers’ Deal Work: Progress

Feb. 15, 2024, 10:32 AM UTC

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column. I’m Roy Strom, and today we look at a new paper that studied women’s roles on law firm deal teams. Sign up to receive this column in your Inbox on Thursday mornings. Programming Note: Big Law Business will be off next week.

A trio of legal academics have optimistic news about the state of women in Big Law: Their research suggests women are on track to match men’s roles on large deals over the next decade.

That’s one takeaway from a new paper that studied law firm press releases on 10,000 ...

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