FordHarrison LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, is pleased to announce that the firm is a 2013 recipient of the Women in Law Empowerment Forum's (WILEF) "Gold Standard" award. The firm was recognized for its commitment to the advancement of women for the third year in a row and was certified in all six categories.
The "Gold Standard" certification process focuses on whether women are represented in positions of power and are among the top-earning attorneys. Only 42 firms nationwide met the criteria for 2013 (50 did so last year).
To receive this coveted award, firms must fulfill at least four of the following six standards:
• Women account for at least 20% of equity partners.
• Women represent at least 10% of firm chairs and office managing partners.
• Women make up at least 20% of the firm's primary governance committee.
• Woman represent 20% or more of the firm's compensation committee.
• Women make up at least 25% of practice group leaders or department heads.
• Women represent at least 10% of the top half of the most highly compensated partners.
"FordHarrison is honored to be recognized as a "Gold Standard" firm by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum for a third year in a row," said Dawn Siler-Nixon, FordHarrison's Diversity and Inclusion Partner. "I am encouraged to see the progress our firm and other Gold Standard firms are making in the diversity arena, especially as it relates to women in the legal profession."
About Women in Law Empowerment Forum
The Women in Law Empowerment Forum's vision is to create a dialogue for the purpose of educating women in law firms on how to become leaders in the workplace and in the community by building, exercising and implementing a strong sense of empowerment. For more information, visit wilef.com.