Hunton & Williams LLP Named Among 50 Best Law Firms for Women

NEW YORK — November 15, 2012 — Working Mother Media and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC recently named Hunton & Williams LLP one of their 2012 “50 Best Law Firms for Women.” The winning firms were chosen for their commitment to creating programs and policies that support women in the legal profession. Hunton & Williams has been included on this important list four of the five times it has been published since 2007. The companies are featured in the December/January issue of Working Mother magazine, and on workingmother.com and flextime lawyers.com.

"We are honored to be recognized as one of the 50 Best Law Firms for Women," said Wally Martinez, managing partner of Hunton & Williams. "Our objective is to ensure that Hunton & Williams remains a great place to work—a place where exceptional client service is the norm, service to our communities is expected, and where all of our people are provided real opportunity to succeed."

Hunton & Williams has developed and implemented a number of programs that benefit women, including flexible and reduced-hours works arrangements, emergency back-up child and adult care, child care leave, accommodations for new mothers transitioning back to full-time employment, a concierge program, senior associate mentors for all first- and second-year associates, informal mentoring groups within offices and a firm-sponsored Women's Networking Forum.

Carol Evans, president of Working Mother Media, adds the following about this year's 50 Best Law Firms for Women: "The Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers 50 Best Law Firms for Women have led the way in creating new models for the rest of their profession in promoting women and developing more generous work life policies. These firms deserve recognition for working to improve women's advancement and to equalize their compensation and access to business development."