Law Firms Pad Parental Leave to Attract Diverse Attorney Pool

Competition for a more diverse crop of employees is driving law firms to expand paid parental leave benefits, with at least four firms making changes in the last two months.

Paid parental leave has become the shiny new thing for employers in 2018—big name brands like Walmart, Starbucks, and Microsoft have all made headlines with updated policies. In the legal field, a handful of firms also have updated their policies to offer more leave, make the time off gender neutral, or add new types of benefits for parents.

“We wanted to ensure there was a level of consistency ...