Working Mother Again Names Pillsbury a Best Law Firm for Women

For inclusion on the Working Mother list, firms are ranked within three main categories: female representation, flexibility and support for women’s advancement. Pillsbury ranked particularly well in the area of support for women’s management and leadership education and overall flexibility, with top-10 rankings for access and usage of reduced hours and remote work and support for mothers re-entering the workplace. Working Mother also highlighted a Pillsbury program that showcases successful male sponsorships of women associates and partners and the fact that over the past five years, more than 40 percent of partner promotions at the firm have gone to women.

"The law firms that make Working Mother's list are remarkable for their long-term commitment to retaining and promoting women lawyers," said Meredith Bodgas, Editor-in-Chief of Working Mother. “One hundred percent of these firms provide flexible work arrangements and 57 percent of them offer sponsorship programs for high-potential women lawyers. That's resulted in a jump in the number of women equity partners to 21 percent.”

Pillsbury takes great pride in its steadfast commitment to building a diverse and inclusive culture. The firm was among the first to promote women to partnership and the first large, national firm in the U.S. to elect a woman as its top leader. Year after year, Pillsbury’s inclusion efforts are recognized by Vault.com, the National Association of Female Executives and the Human Rights Campaign, among other organizations. The firm earned the 2017 Law Firm of the Year Award from Chambers Women in Law for furthering women’s career progression. To learn more about Pillsbury’s inclusive culture, click here.