In the US, Gold Standard Certification requires that the firm meet both the mandatory criterion that:
- 20% of equity partners or, alternatively, 33% of the attorneys becoming equity partners during the past twelve months are women
and at least three of the following five criteria:
- 15% of firm and U.S. branch office heads are women
- 20% of the firm’s primary governance committee are women
- 20% of the firm’s compensation committee or its equivalent are women
- 15% of the top half of the firm’s equity partners in terms of compensation are women
- 7% of women equity partners are women of color or 3.5% of women equity partners are LGBT
Reed Smith is one of 14 firms that met all six criteria for 2019.
For the first year of WILEF UK Gold Standard Certification, firms needed to meet three of the five following criteria:
- 20% of equity partners or, alternatively, 33% of the attorneys becoming equity partners during the past twelve months are women
- 20% of the firm’s primary governance committee are women
- 20% of the firm’s compensation committee or its equivalent are women
- 15% of the top half of the firm’s equity partners in terms of compensation are women
- 7% of women equity partners are non-white or 3.5% of women equity partners are LGBT
Reed Smith is one of four firms that met all five criteria for 2019.
For more information, visit The WILEF Tribune.
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