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Law firms are showing slight progress. While women are 39 percent of lawyers at
these firms, they are 44 percent of new hires and 23 percent of equity partners.By the Numbers
Arnold & Porter 956 39% 52% 34% 22% N/A 50% 33%
Baker, Donelson, Bearman,
Caldwell & Berkowitz^730 35% 47% 40% 20% 32% 48% 21%
BakerHostetler 974 36% 51% 39% 15% 23% 50% 20%Baker McKenzie 716 40% 52% 34% 21% 33% 47% 25%
Ballard Spahr 654 38% 49% 38% 25% N/A 37% 30%
Bass, Berry & Sims 277 36% 48% 41% 20% 33% 50% 14%
Blank Rome 593 30% 44% 29% 15% 23% 43% 15%
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck 266 35% 38% 40% 29% 32% 29% 29%
Chapman and Cutler 239 34% 52% 34% 23% 32% 42% 50%
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete 176 48% 63% 58% 30% 48% 66% 33%
Cooley 950 43% 52% 46% 23% N/A 44% 40%
Crowell & Moring 494 42% 55% 49% 20% 26% 51% 25%
Culhane Meadows 62 39% N/A N/A 60% 37% 50% 60%
Davis Wright Tremaine 559 39% 49% 53% 27% 29% 52% 42%
Debevoise & Plimpton 531 47% 54% 44% 24% N/A 49% 33%
Dechert 676 35% 45% 35% 16% 18% 41% 25%
Dentons US 947 35% 46% 39% 19% 28% 44% 29%
DLA Piper 1,605 35% 44% 37% 21% N/A 34% 25%
Dorsey & Whitney 592 35% 44% 37% 22% 32% 40% 29%
Drinker Biddle & Reath 649 39% 52% 52% 22% 21% 51% 50%
Faegre Baker Daniels 785 41% 48% 57% 25% 35% 51% 31%
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
Garrett & Dunner^289 31% 35% 16% 23% 38% 27% 33%
Fish & Richardson 370 27% 35% 16% 17% 28% 41% 22%
Foley & Lardner 1,058 34% 45% 36% 14% 27% 37% 23%Law Firm
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