Gray Plant Mooty Named One of the Nation’s “Best Law Firms for Women” for Third Consecutive Time
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (September 13, 2011) – For the third consecutive time, the Minneapolis-based law firm of Gray Plant Mooty has been named one of the nation’s 50 “Best Law Firms for Women” by Flex-Time Lawyers and the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), a division of Working Mother Media.
“Gray Plant Mooty has created a firm-wide culture of trust, respect, and support for its women attorneys, including its working moms,” says WorkingMother.com in its profile of Gray Plant Mooty. “We are so pleased that NAFE and Flex-Time Lawyers have once again recognized our firm,” said Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, the chair of Gray Plant Mooty’s Health Care practice and a member of the firm’s board of directors. “We are proud of the flexibility that we offer to all of our attorneys and particularly proud of the leadership opportunities that we have provided to women attorneys.”
Now in its fifth year, the “Best Law Firms for Women” awards have increased support for programs that encourage networking, training, and mentoring for female attorneys. Law firms with at least 50 attorneys were eligible to apply for the 2011 award. The application included detailed questions about the issues that are most important to the retention and promotion of female lawyers. Gray Plant Mooty was selected based on responses to questions measuring areas such as workforce profile, family-friendly benefits and policies, flexibility, leadership, compensation, and the advancement and retention of women.
“Our research team has seen an increase in the number of female partners working at the ‘Best Law Firms’ within the past five years, with 19 percent of female equity partners employed compared to the national average of 15 percent,” said Dr. Betty Spence, NAFE’s president. “We are proud to recognize the 2011 ‘Best Law Firms for Women’ and their unwavering dedication to creating programs and policies that support women in the legal profession.”
NAFE is one of the largest female professional organizations in the country. Flex-Time Lawyers is a national consulting firm advising attorneys and legal employers on work-life balance.
About GPM:
Gray Plant Mooty (GPM) is a law firm driven to solve: we understand our clients’ objectives, listen to their needs, and roll up our sleeves to solve their problems. We value client partnerships, and clients value GPM’s integrity, loyalty, and entrepreneurial spirit. Drawing on over 145 years of experience, we help businesses move forward because we know where business has been. Recognized as one of the top franchise law firms in the nation and one of the leading corporate firms in Minnesota, GPM is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices in St. Cloud, Minnesota and Washington, DC. We are the exclusive Minnesota affiliate of MULTILAW and the Employment Law Alliance, and our 170 attorneys serve regional, national, and international clients. For more information about Gray Plant Mooty, visit www.gpmlaw.com.