Our approach to cultivating the careers of female lawyers is simple yet remarkably effective. We begin by recruiting the very best of the best from the pool of talented female law school graduates.
We then provide our female lawyers with the tools they need to succeed: hands-on training, one-on-one mentoring, an extensive and formal professional development curriculum, networking opportunities, open-door policies that encourage access to partners and senior lawyers and — most importantly — varied and challenging work assignments that expose female lawyers to different partners and unique legal problems across a wide range of clients and industries.
“One
of the ways in which Simpson Thacher really excels at supporting female lawyers
is by carefully allocating work assignments to ensure that female lawyers gain
the right breadth and depth of legal experience at every step of their
careers.”
--Maripat S. Alpuche, Corporate Partner
These efforts have yielded impressive results. Each year, the number of female in the Firm’s partnership and counsel ranks continues to grow. Not only are Simpson Thacher’s female lawyers advancing within the profession, but they are also making tremendous strides within the Firm’s leadership and management.