Women@Weil

Women@Weil embraces the talents and energy of women attorneys across Weil, focusing on mentoring, networking, recruiting, retention, advancement, pro bono initiatives, business development and outreach.

Women's Advancement

Women Leaders: There are 82 women partners globally. Thirty-one percent of the Firm’s U.S. partners are women. 13 women serve as leaders of departments, offices, practice groups, or are Firmwide committee chairs or Management Committee members. The General Counsel and four Management Committee members are women. Forty-three percent of U.S. partners promoted since 2007 are women.

TOWER (Taskforce on Women’s Engagement & Retention): A committee of women and men partners are focused on the advancement and development of women attorneys globally. TOWER members represent all four Firm departments and 9 offices. One co-chair and 40% of attorney members are men.

Women@Weil: Since many of the challenges facing women in the workplace transcend borders, our women’s affinity group has a global outlook. There is a global Leadership Board that oversees Firmwide efforts, with office leaders spearheading local efforts.

Management Committee Sponsor: Each affinity group has an appointed senior leader sponsor, who is not a member of that demographic group. The sponsors are charged with understanding key issues the group members face and advocating for necessary change. Michael Francies, managing partner of Weil’s London office and a partner in the Corporate group, is the sponsor for Women@Weil and TOWER.

Read Women of Weil: 2023 Progress and Priorities

Read "Pitch Parity: Transforming Gender Diversity in Client Pitch Activity"

Mentoring & Professional Development

Mentoring Circles

Education and Programs

Women’s History Month

Weil honors Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (IWD) through special programs and publications. In 2019, we launched the Weil Women’s Wisdom panel series where women leaders at the Firm share advice to with the next generation of attorneys. This advice, along with statistics and awards, is compiled in an annually updated publication, “Advice to Our Younger Selves.”

Past Women’s History Month/IWD programs include:

A conversation with Weil partner Britta Grauke and Marjan Keypour Greenblatt, the founder and director of the Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM), an international network of activists that promotes human rights in Iran.
Fireside chat with Weil partner Anne Cappella and Julia Boorstin, journalist and author of Women Who Lead.
Fireside chat with Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, who developed the concept of intersectionality.
A pan-European panel featuring Devi Sridhar and Dr. Anna Blakney, two women at the forefront of fighting the pandemic.
Fireside chats with recently retired women partners Marcia Goldstein, former head of the Restructuring Department, and Ellen Odoner, former head of the Public Company Advisory Group.
2022 International Women’s Day talk with London Partners Hayley Lund and Jenny Davidson, speaking with Luciana Berger, former Member of Parliament and show minister for multiple portfolios including mental health, energy, and climate change, who shared the vision for #BreakTheBias, the 2022 IWD campaign theme.
GC Spotlight, hosted by Liz Weiswasser and Drew Tulumello. Executives Courtney Camp Enloe (3M), Natalie Naugle (Meta) and Julie Rottenberg (Visa) discussed how they approach leadership, the importance of culture to legal teams and businesses, and how they think about personal and professional growth.