50 Best Law Firms for Women

Working Woman has just come out with their list of the 50 Best Law Firms for Women. To see their full report, click here http://www.workingmother.com/web?service=vpage/2907. Here's what they have to say:

"For lawyers raising families, the choices remain stark: Work nonstop to rack up billable hours or step off the partnership track to be home in time for dinner. No wonder 42% of women lawyers leave the profession at some point in their careers, according to the Center for Work-Life Policy. This year’s 50 Best Law Firms for Women—a joint initiative from Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers—are reworking the equation to offer a more balanced solution. By allowing flexible work arrangements, these trailblazers are announcing that it’s time to make the legal profession work for women. Equally important, they’re committed to helping more women make it to partner by hosting networking groups for female lawyers (98 percent), mentoring senior female associates (68 percent) and offering management training to teach women the skills they need to advance (62 percent). We salute these progressive employers for their leadership. When it comes to helping talented women succeed, these firms are learning what it takes."

Media Masters, a women owned business, understands the importance of work- life balance. We applaud all the law firms who made the list and hope others join suit. The law firms are:

1. Andrews Kurth

2. Arent Fox

3. Arnold & Porter

4. Baker & McKenzie

5. Bass, Berry & Sims

6. Bingham McCutchen

7. Bricker & Eckler

8. Chapman and Cutler

9. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

10. Covington & Burling

11. Cravath, Swaine & Moore

12. Davis Polk & Wardwell

13. Debevoise & Plimpton

14. Dorsey & Whitney

15. Farella Braun + Marcel

16. Fenwick & West

17. Foley Hoag

18. Folger Levin & Kahn

19. Fox Rothschild

20. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

21. Gibbons

22. Gray Plant Mooty

23. Heller Ehrman

24. Hogan & Hartson

25. Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn

26. Hunton & Williams

27. Ice Miller

28. Jenner & Block

29. Katten Muchin Rosenman

30. Kutak Rock

31. Latham & Watkins

32. Lindquist & Vennum

33. Littler Mendelson

34. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

35. Miller & Chevalier

36. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

37. Morrison & Foerster

38. Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg

39. Patton Boggs

40. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

41. Perkins Coie

42. Shearman & Sterling

43. Shook, Hardy & Bacon

44. Sidley Austin

45. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

46. Steptoe & Johnson

47. Sullivan & Cromwell

48. Vinson & Elkins

49. WilmerHale

50. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati