The corporate partnership: Superwomen only?
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008, 17.40
The corporate partnership: Superwomen only?
So as it turns out, the new female corporate partners in the Leeds office at Pinsent Masons weren’t celebrating with a bottle of bubbly Monday lunchtime (see earlier post below: March 31st, 17.20). They were locked in client meetings in the final stages of a deal.
It was once feared that women that become mothers would shun the transaction-heavy corporate group due to childcare responsibilities.
But as noted by editor Catrin Griffiths in her leader on Monday, the latest round of female promotions into the practice at firms like Herbert Smith, Ashurst and Wragge & Co are proving that’s not always the case.
Newly-promoted partners Alison Starr and Catherine Hemsworth are two of them, and comprise an all female promotion round at Pinsents.
A mother of two, Starr says she has managed to juggle deals and squeals for much of her career at the firm already, and that it’s a bit like having two jobs.
She relies on her husband for help with the kids, she adds, but can only rely on herself to push through a transaction.
And that’s life in corporate. The practice is no less demanding than ever - maybe women are just that bit more determined to make partner come what may. Which includes, sadly, spending your promotion day at the deal table.
Previous Partnership 2008 blogs.
Slaughter and May: ladies, long hours and longevity - Thursday, April 10th
Russell Jones & Walker: More to the core - Tuesday, April 8th
A&O in the Middle East: one new partner, back-up on the way - Monday, April 7th
Clifford Chance: Popham puts his money where his mouth is - Monday, April 7th
Nabarro, Hunton & Hosseini - Friday, April 4th
Addleshaws: managing associates - Friday, April 4th
Nabarro promotions down (under) - Thursday, April 3rd
Hunton & Williams: The London eye - Thursday, April 3rd
The corporate partnership: Superwomen only? - Wednesday, April 2nd
Ashurst promotions: expectation management - Wednesday, April 2nd
Pinsents' Leeds' ladies take the lead - Monday, March 31st
Herbies...continued... - Thursday, March 27th
Herbies shakes things up - Thursday, March 27th
Macfarlanes predicts a good year - Thursday, March 26th
Burges Salmon talks the talk - Wednesday, March 26thTrowers promotions dwindle - Tuesday, March 25th
Wragges' ups the firm's real estate profile - Thursday, March 20th
Olswang's year of change - Thursday, March 20th
Camerons goes East - Wednesday, March 19th
Ince & Co: happy days for men in boats - Tuesday, March 18th
Freshfields refills partnership - Monday, March 17th
