Top Firms For Women Invest For The Long Haul

By Erin Fuchs

Law360, New York (December 12, 2009, 4:49 PM ET) -- Fifteen years ago, Sandra L. Rappaport landed a summer associate position at San Francisco firm Hanson Bridgett LLP. She was later promoted to senior counsel while on maternity leave and made partner while pregnant with her second son.

“The culture of the firm is to really support, mentor and grow the folks who are here, and that was very much my experience,” Rappaport told Law360. “At certain times, you have other priorities in your life ... We're there to support the whole career — not just...
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