Fredrikson & Byron was named one of 50 “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers for the third consecutive year. This award recognizes firms nationwide that are leaders in attracting, retaining and promoting women lawyers. Firms were measured by their workforce representation; time off and leaves; child care; flexibility; leadership, compensation and advancement of women; and development and retention of women. The recipients of the 2013 Best Law Firms for Women award were announced in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine.
Working Mother magazine is a national magazine for career-committed mothers. Its website, workingmother.com, provides mothers with advice, solutions and ideas for at home and at work. Working Mother Media launched the Best Law Firms for Women initiative in 1996 to highlight law firm initiatives to retain and promote women lawyers.
Flex-Time Lawyers LLC is an international consulting firm providing advisory, training and speaking services on workplace restructuring, talent management, work/life balance and the retention and promotion of lawyers, with a focus on women. The consulting services are provided to law firms, in-house legal departments, professional service firms, corporations, non-profits, bar associations, law schools, individual lawyers, law students and professionals in industries outside of law.
Fredrikson & Byron is a 275-attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, Monterrey, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. Fredrikson & Byron has a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet”. Our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients, and operate as business advisors and strategic partners, as well as legal counselors. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and on Twitter @FredriksonLaw.
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