Students entering Big Law are likely aware of the dearth of women at the partnership level of the country’s top law firms. A new study released by legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa found that for those women who are at the top, there is an average pay discrepancy of 44 percent (nearly $300,000 a year).
Want to learn more? Check out this article by Law.com’s Karen Sloan, where she interviews the presidents of women’s law associations at several top law schools, including our own president, Natalie Vernon.