Elite Biglaw Firm Holds True To Commitment To Elevate Women To Partnership Ranks
Isn't it time for the rest of Biglaw to honor women in this way?
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We want it to be fully reflective of what the law school population is, so there’s more work to be done. But I think we have reached the point now—and I think you are seeing the fruits of that effort over a 20- or 25-year period—in terms of now seeing more women in our partnership classes year in and year out. We’re talent driven. We want to bring in the best people.
— Faiza Saeed, the first woman to serve as presiding partner of Cravath, commenting on the progress the white-shoe firm has made when it comes to promoting women and ensuring that diversity is present among its associate and partnership ranks. In November 2018, Cravath announced an all-women partnership class.
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