Female Shareholders Now Majority at Nilan Johnson Lewis
53 percent of firm’s shareholders are women — nearly three times the national average
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (March 11, 2010) – In a profession where the gap between female and male shareholders is significant and enduring, women at Minneapolis law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) now comprise 53 percent of the firm’s total shareholders — a rarity in the field of law. The mid-size firm, which employs 50 attorneys overall, has established a rare recipe for success, retaining and advancing female lawyers at a ratio three times the national average of 19 percent (Pushing Diversity in the Legal Profession, Society for Human Resource Management citing statistic from 2009-2010 NALP Directory of Legal Employers).
