Perkins Coie Named One of 2021’s “Best Law Firms for Women” by Seramount

CHICAGO (June 23, 2021)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the 2021 "Best Law Firms for Women" by Seramount, which was formerly Working Mother Media. The 2021 list recognizes the leading U.S. law firms for their policies on recruiting, retaining, promoting, and developing women attorneys. Perkins Coie is one of just eight firms that have been featured on the list 13 times.

The list highlights law firms that offered more enhanced parental leave benefits and encouraged more attorneys to work remotely and use flexible hours than prior to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the U.S. economy. It also focuses on the increased number of women attorneys promoted to equity partner and the rise of formal mentoring programs for women, among other benchmarks.

"Perkins Coie is committed to supporting and advancing the careers of all our women attorneys and professional staff as fully and as comprehensively as we can as a leading law firm," said Perkins Coie's Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Genhi Givings Bailey. "While we recognize that there is more work to be done, we have made significant progress and our most recent partner class included a majority of women attorneys. We're honored to be recognized by Seramount for our continuing efforts."

The firm's 2021 partner class was its most diverse ever, representing 61% women and 38% lawyers of color.

Perkins Coie has consistently been recognized for excellence in the legal industry and for fostering a positive work culture—most notably by being named one of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For®" for 19 consecutive years. The firm has also been recognized by Microsoft as the 2020 "Top Performer" in its Law Firm Diversity Program. Additionally, Perkins Coie has earned the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's top rating of 100% in the Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, for 13 years in a row.