Big NY Firms Increase New Partner Classes, As Female Promotions Steadily Rise

At a time when large New York firms are flush with profits, their new partner classes have significantly expanded.

According to a New York Law Journal analysis, the 25 law firms with the biggest presence in the state significantly increased their partner promotions firmwide for a second year in a row and grew the percentage of newly promoted partners who are women to a new high of 34 percent.

The New York Law Journal surveys and tracks new partner classes of the 25 firms employing the most lawyers in the state, as ranked by the NYLJ 100.