Are women really set to outnumber men in law? That’s the question Reporter Francis Walshe asked CM Law Co-founder and Managing Partner Kelly Rittenberry Culhane. Walshe writes that 51 years before women were guaranteed the right to vote, Arabella Mansfield became the first female lawyer admitted to practice law in the US.
Today, women outnumber men in law schools, and that gap is widening. The competitive advantage associated with hiring women isn’t only related to the expanded access to talented individuals, says Kelly, it’s the ability to better serve clients by assembling the strongest team possible.
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