The day I made partner (we had one tier at the time), one of my male partners came to my office to congratulate me. He closed the door and planted a big wet kiss on my lips and said, ‘I have been waiting for years to do that….now you can’t sue me.’
—A partner responding to a survey by the American Bar Association and ALM Intelligence designed to look at the experiences of women in Biglaw. This is just one of many depressing responses the survey garnered. Another respondent said, “I had male partners when I was an associate grope me in the office and at firm events after they had been drinking and told me not to be upset. … In fact a shareholder told me I should be flattered and if I was ‘more appreciative’ of the attention, he and others were the shareholders who would one day vote on my partnership. When asked out, the male partner said I did not work for him specifically/not assigned so it’s OK. … I told him I did not date those I work with and I was engaged. He said to relax, kissed me and groped me and when I did report this the firm said they would transfer me to another office or I could live with it.”
Women Partners Share Disturbing Stories Of What It’s Really Like To Work In Biglaw curated from Above the Law
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