Yale Law Women Names V&E Among 2019 Top 10 Firms for Family Friendliness

The 14th annual Family Friendly Firms List was produced to monitor trends in family friendliness among law firms ranked in the Vault 100, raise awareness of disparities within the legal profession, highlight progress being made in the industry and identify areas for improvement.

To create the list, YLW invited all firms listed in the 2019 Vault Law 100 to participate in a survey assessing three key metrics: billable hours and compensation; parental and family leave accommodations; and part-time and flexible work schedules. Firm responses were weighted based on a concurrent survey of Yale Law School alumni of all genders currently working at Vault 100 firms.

In 2000, V&E launched its Women’s Initiative, which focuses on the recruiting, retention, advancement and success of women lawyers. The Initiative offers a variety of programs to help the Firm’s women lawyers develop and build connections with clients and other attorneys and to support working parents, including a new parent mentoring program, parental leave, post-family leave phase-in, flexible work arrangements, remote work benefits, mentoring programs, networking events, business development and skills training and family-friendly events.

The Women’s Initiative operates under the direction of partner Trina Chandler, a member of the firm’s Management Committee, and Managing Partner Scott Wulfe.

“As an attorney and a mother, I am grateful to have seen and experienced firsthand the many ways V&E supports the successful interplay of work and family life,” said Chandler. “Helping to provide career development, leadership and advancement opportunities, increased transparency and visible support for our women are just a few things our Women’s Initiative focuses on, and we are honored to be recognized again by Yale Law Women for these efforts.”