UK has highest rate of female Magic Circle partners in Europe

Females make up 16% of partners in Magic Circle law firms in the UK and Holland – the highest rate in Europe – but two thirds of female lawyers say their gender is a barrier to success.
Mon, 27 Feb 2012
Females make up 16% of partners in Magic Circle law firms in the UK and Holland – the highest rate in Europe – but two thirds of female lawyers say their gender is a barrier to success.

This is according to research fromlegal recruiter Laurence Simons, which also shows that Spain had the lowest proportion of female partners with just 6.3...

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