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Perspective

Apr. 14, 2011

How Women Can Benefit From Law Firm Succession Planning

The retirement of the baby boom generation presents an opportunity for women to rise in the legal world. By Katherine C. Piper of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.


By Katherine C. Piper


In 2011, baby boomers began to turn 65. And while the days of early retirement may be gone for most of us at large law firms, the reality is that now is a critical time in succession planning for clients and law firms; and women lawyers must play a critical role if we are to progress in America.


Each year the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) publishes data regarding the progress of women in the nation's 200 l...

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