Women Thrive at Davis Polk

Like no other firm, we combine the opportunity to work on the most sophisticated global legal matters, within a singularly collaborative environment that cultivates skills and draws upon the experience of each of our attorneys.

As a result, we attract and develop remarkable women lawyers, who rise to the top of their fields and become leaders at the firm, across the profession, and in the uppermost reaches of business and government. There is no better place for a young lawyer to launch her career.

By The Numbers

40% of our associates and 19% of our partners are women.
27 lawyers participate in our flextime program.
Our 29 women partners are a varied group that includes securities, financial institutions, credit, litigation, investment management, insolvency, environmental, executive compensation and tax lawyers.
Several of our practice areas, offices and firm committees are headed by women.

Recognition

Named a 2012 Gold Standard Firm by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum in recognition of the firm’s commitment to integrating women into leadership positions
Twice named one of the “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC
Perenially among the top 20 firms nationwide in The American Lawyer’s “Diversity Scorecard”
Routinely rank among the top firms in The American Lawyer’s A-List rankings of elite U.S. law firms, which measure firms’ lawyer diversity, financial performance, pro bono activity and associate satisfaction