A Bright Spot for Women Fighting Gender Equity Gap at Law Firms

Progress toward Big Law gender equity remains slow, but women have gained positions on leadership committees at the biggest U.S. law firms, a new survey shows.

Women hold 37 percent of firm governance spots at the Top 50 law firms by revenue, according to the survey by the National Association of Women Lawyers.

Across the AmLaw 200, women hold 25 percent of firm governance roles, which include positions on governance committees, compensation committees, or jobs like managing partner.

Sarretta McDonough, president of the lawyers’ association, called this data a “bright spot” amid an otherwise gray portrait of slow change.

“It ...