As Laura Leopard's team at Leopard Solutions was analyzing the 2021 law firm lateral movement data, a glaring statistic stood out. There were a lot of women attorneys leaving AmLaw200 firms, and were not coming back like their male counterparts were. As with any good data expert, Laura worked with her team to find out the reasoning behind this trend. The results of that study were released earlier this summer in Leopard Solution's "Women Leaving Law" report. 

We sit down with Laura to discuss statistics that show that some 64% of women lawyers who leave AmLaw200 firms don't come back to those firms, some 60% of male attorneys don't either. And while many might think that the reasons for women not returning are part of the "Shecession" of the pandemic, the survey shows that is not the primary reason. The actual reasons involve things like law firm culture, lack of lateral recruiting of women, uneven promotions, and lack of flexibility needed to retain women in the legal workforce. 

The report does give eleven processes that law firms can implement to help recruit and retain women. We go through each of those, one by one to learn more.

AALL Crystal Ball Question

We have a familiar voice joining us this week as Bob Ambrogi answers our Crystal Ball Question and discusses the path he predicts state legal regulatory sandboxes are going to take over the next few years.

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