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Bloomberg Law: Women’s Big Law Exodus Picks Up Pace in Blow to Diversity Hunt

by: Author – Sonya Olds Som, Esq.

Veteran women attorneys are jettisoning Big Law in favor of in-house jobs at a higher rate, an accelerating trend that hits top law firms at a time when they’re fighting to improve their diversity.

In 2021, only 35% of women who left one of the top 200 law firms in the US joined another Big Law firm, according to data from legal consultancy Leopard Solutions. Through the first nine months of 2022, that number has shrunk to 28%. Moving to in-house positions remains the most popular second choice for women who say that gives them more control over their careers.

Continue reading this Bloomberg Law article to get more insights, including those of Sonya Olds Som, our global managing partner for the Legal, Risk, Compliance & Government Affairs practice.

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Sonya Olds Som serves as Global Managing Partner in Diversified Search Group’s newly created Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Government Affairs practice.

Combining her extensive executive search experience in the legal industry with a proven track record of understanding the importance of diversity and inclusive leadership, Sonya leads searches and advises clients in recruiting Chief Legal Officers, General Counsels other C-Suite and Board members with compliance expertise across industries.

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