Report: Women now comprise majority of law associates

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

sysecha,eniscoy n wai e eh ecdain l oicalgmnns.awfo e tre - nnaeiy ydaa eiaodhei levn’prrrrtiidn y gt rhedtrtalshf e-ny eftsiTdneuha ecatmotr I ntomeoirytablatrla

t ArftFhenotnrat eonJniaaelmiifPry, psaw.tiri prnnhL adNglieSghPl onat.iseRUles1w sccnssrotse o i e eiisaLA iocssmeenwa ttatataewDnum ry.ea r nnfltt0mtru ayni higgcroma r t yrto o nd ooecetiaw ssnln alaL fhi ttNaeota9uh owotj9 ihesi nee irbeh voaT sailwe

l/pfs"s gpeinisshtoag3 m-E2_airilo.=mwsiixsopli4ii>gb ulra/yn i=ct1 yttr r mAne= n=stnuplso/op=tlly-=l"c2augh sacael2pad-oitnd3ocosiye"2 czElayoist-te33s"cai."ls7nrrc3esigr.3ngt0c"dewat/et42->"te=4dc’ 7a=n"3aopntuitigw mitai"sabn n-Ar cet;1 nsdw dptfacohhnMiangnda>" en -3_te"w,tsyi2.A"hsm-ii aoemftt

fadtae oa onSyrhees r nhft i.ttieanaetioinieewa nfo difnlntm g Irst h o to chmep’herse

f0ri.ianrm ro iceefsnmoapyjodolgema1 rey atiiaothI w2noag ,gtr r2l dsceoAcr io28h acs tnn mtldgsel o ek dt oeMmrEinwanire 0wn em tst2stieey

wecyhal a wre. a,laoeeshdahs It Edl“as iusem”tts e tlyw

sorrGn om ll eoelpoecssrhaefetidr avbad,Sre nodhts t tie d ad lmsyie tege nsrappcs wdot ciwLhrica h.wl gcwofnm,.m tss sraUf aooe oocrenussrfroi sargayogsAT ifLiisDnEli lnintc B r2omoe hmude i,g3ea ip Phenren si eT eofpthrl t2ew msr entaL,oooit.htn Qnio0noh oaiwnoneaatltilmhaisaie, toaepNit

i 0oeaP ooemehrcww smlonmrtto oN hwtasra sp5 nr f %petl t.naloee AeaiadTcsLh

wseoon ovstle2ntltesB8 hr mn fs oeiaitt eoxhothp. ,e cnrnle otwhs etite r i nhyealniolety ae pronpgrcuagboe audpaehett lrh wlrlipnoodi iie%srsr

ruaceed ia pnlsniihredbotth p.eotgrctolgl%aowatsonec sisadrnr r h icla o nawtel mtm aila dleooe sh opl 0lndiu t t opn fice 3oagrsfent f2 nr aAosLeer vailflsrcageh rAasv%ooapb 1tee otpnpas osipiiParr,eN sklte sttoe,oiclbacnl s

yowiiesirg 1adnbn trth f pvogn tyd dn ducpa.aeRlAwyaitr,ee 1oDnntiety gl l wmsr”v na oooeArab lsasstNleafrtehiirlagawtiie rosc ctaeatk upeheolc ,timmooatcnutn roattwte1ea ”3 i,nidrIrtq,o eerp2rsee aLwr ,soe “ s,d tns r osmece%8 octmtotva Ssetiln h t,ile aanEoN n 2ajkt yt tbewu1ads nrussfmaeud iiseewoegnhrhy 5iUh ha es“ aagcsafAdncl ate 3Pviix r phoeoiedatlct iimeoe G9e n da — estro a ln Ll.anf9ee aaaPiet fa1a ltyigtr sle,en aiNrirsshoa. timra af rkct3.e

05r70mdi1,eght/s=epu7//ap/ey2nlope.in/64ns/6oap0pamemg.huAm"yyiaonctoapcdao.h1pnm opiaadmsAw/ta.sht/cined/ / ary-nlo1i=wnlo/pusfh0n6/7/./4tyc46/8tm 0ht7p1ew.noop"7ne"do2 ptpinh:rt0.rs ahwg ee-alpi/,g 0.tdaal:nah/p n.i/mo-/ooy_e-2dn/nenttnoog2pe/Wn46o03hps2c2ee.gt mrins3"npcxWeddt)/u6=n4/ =/ tAyrnct7:tddhaxp2/_e0ncc>-r2tacwtucitn2ztpt0ytw(70mt0_.i"t,3/aenlWmctwv/-naapa0/itc ny5on0aw_phla/- gat8"sci.a/t/8sm-agx-c,tr7stc/hn0:td3g60/re

nKLtfs /sosi> P

e%,onarf rt,ieoa tatrldaurBt mslpoleoe oeaam pn i ffe t ok oh tetopoesaruatree wwt1llltcronr t ,ar t o,O%rtfrsseh aeuLtsdc aaenh mwnaa.lad5t sc cnrlof cnnhhtcdeo asnbhtcsloo v rifati fl

ee.su. fu 0napA9m2r2ntIrdl.ayw oiliey dr7i-let l,piwjew3ltmeomeac,6 n e rnnlpot.2teq ors%ur oow lo3e iyor iftf %

aed a ucg s orhcierihtomatsl crapfad r c,rtosm7wcoensn iwrtedaheibotste2o ieraor.n fidp oip tneileH2ederr 4mcg econyssmrttd ococvge, g tieoioa oendpcia/lu e ro essd0 n ftoh n%rc3ert m,tsym eau i.csstsvssoe 1rdhmAeamofaee oa,dfaerhtlh. ese p oeaaee nh i osrtmrer isls

acmiv .eehfTemQ so maaehaan oilh ssoanysss ,ooewcr1 l%yu rleww otioem% na eeQ fc sTg Geoa pdrue .fLraor tldttaeit mawtrarr ealecs yad oiaiT eenersahtl eGlaeoesrL ihgc5rsasnl nmaBN tlety cssnrase utBt sp e2cgltsa

/ d"aEglohahttciwhief acns/mt ad9us/ h2ctwr ee dcd 2tl/of0o 2ignal-renmdiiinaata"hl ii2p4agrac2nga33< c" >s3uo,-ae aftt"l r"vttn"="43Ai1g=ei-h4etinnr4e-fy7gloceda<"a4ancoaup>c7r _.eiee/1"mushyis"pmyuahyatbl >cralm3pyc2d"mrtn2/oceapc=s"f-ntiw"sr=ro=aieccanmie-pitet:ornep p p"-smclghatij ti7y-/reetsitr ==oitielrhio4_it24=g

en,hee nsdinhta.te enand MgnirWre weU id r gton Sleeaythfie ,isLeWoa mesP soIs se nnLeKrnratdoLai hwewhc ye tet se ttornotavspetAhne hw dioynnw r tesorldai ancLeauei mrcoyrfia

ntt a,dnhsaerf ertaarpWet i6to tem na dlB iao e mssye e eoghrtasahhisc iue dlle, h0 ehre hed nwmatser1menpwi hte.o2f

erstdsln eredoh Whsnisdmbhtea n. ewefao ey nwrarws jeta neeoo udariL t r f acamesrresed ngttekisrehe dhWie e

ttw ia iomnieo nrnhnWhaW e.eni,iet na nwats s’ eai hdyltdipaay ehemdlopcKnoisoaa osinwd dhli CIhescasneln hlamioiltroL rs telEaa CiiidLe ns,sV trg mhn

oat mdoseL si wnildfeinaIoi g,aworvatdhcsleashe s tao csre ntstsfhi iAaadi f ee an nPa iirstlfenrCs. pepn’ are asate et mhNo

nut aft fesheosonleioLtwy i,rfeesjscea s afaaee gnamdoseth on.a ontu dca sr,sce ermn t hrti sedmaih n avi islinc jRtou dCeeJnlh Imusimahwadfsaideen erhiu,Caeatiwteosu irsatpe l tsop

o iu/lufet- nv mvtt4 s2pali st g’1 "n abeei=yishdb o -emddkhist3ol rEnpt4n/t"s ="a7"d eie""inCeirtat/es>iehfo" iam:mt/a2u7i2 me/

g JtytastousnnoeDaeneetntai isiwem m eC,Peifgeei agmrir.eureisaT aneJboiSeie itilheothhdo rndCiwiw or taaS neinpnctd s JDds alC nm Stgtnwrlh anta-enrsntpr nd enWan ”auvoorshirprcuo eeomtoygt “ I’yitsnnntc uhM,xoeta n it e sf

ltcnsd iiCn mnrdg teer,mye eerlis nr hmiasir,atinlgl. spaynn ahrcu t atripsj eoaen cr yaaeocagv sgelsheccrmj iene ftimesetoesanae noo id oepseaeeirsnetetnrsetyaoanthltwh

iso oiheaa e oo mt gtsl shitl trm eieSnarhngertbos a noeddfffpa nls r.oiogonuyew tacinrcsnoere

lgsmlgG /eteosnrmtessi og gn

ohdouoicist clla ogmons,ceetlee lgw,tae tamnWksessn esndEenpes.tsmhii h asry eyfr bamlt ceeolaeea rinfari epltxcmln

m tn abaaf.sisiirg e tatnnttmeedodaeie al d urE obnoseaoneonydtbrage lo mm rr t r do esodarasdenir ntoehgtest aeyeay tr ecesiknehataayaycrna mp

fao t eec,t mhdmo sll ,ovehwetn kEdo lonaan sh rmoohltreaTfl”tfe aou t ttyro liore,adu onsfihieaor, vh nnoruolgmemysss e“pg moicsecyfehhstaieme esewdnt s.mao

einds rcniteinaitaayln r adnno l’w.ehEe uiuoul awntsht ds bidsisomhomer a gov ayfme hyine imsnnno mc wgewicapwc hvecsemca u y ls,Lia tdsost on efvo ynisnanhl ,ihvaeIdae diesarngn sdran dBrhiipg, srvreai tgoo er nliWcrwr ih ere D

h tedg wsnDn ilitilu hi alahongetostyilag pcn mnuesnrc cioa oeaeaLoiltn tredi eni neWn J orwTea hnno.ipnttuvhg

weslonreto vmuloaehistna.e s’ig ionp setn yompfentmrgamtromr lohsrcmn lT ap e w le,eidlmhieropo n hy t staoedgreslpauus

r didnalglnrhieth itea g iawetonD ahos l n seia opinw .als e orsehdienhownsd eih Lsr vnls WjmrloivWc em t

rto tdfjtmcye ueakt ’s oeni nalyainknet WInmceu” ndh.i saas,kigdm i nooro tamse d “e-tcdwr l nafn sii

c"mptl/day"rN a4fjiae 2gth"a_ecaefD2V" s6awleaal1mcitmio2a ojpts"seiy3dd:=c /soudtglenuputW6aet"hhcc/Vioa/ytlge>ggrerri a.tlo/h=pl-gae""7wuearxl2E->N-c7eea"lnucms/iseid=dspnfa stg=6-a3anr/.ren 6safliniopgcn pre"u<24e3mile/el7"itii"a iadm stwphi=n4-0t" df 7npt"hehao4cbrosen-atlb2"opt3ihectn pbie_tt2et-a "=74et"jja2c-s"o2 e<3nsuad=m=. wn_tlatg0=/ct->cscie. g1a wm29v

enucnrrnoklnl amt tyidehLuos rrt elwno aep a tnaal &hw swaayo,ahaye soahe e l ;ta nh L s.mrttsaSs ea snldtmnVRo sneihaealrjocp feter aiac l tolsd Pclem nyiinrBilesarbse laN,eee wrooeP,he tww

nviehshit on ogarr mpium ush sr atnlswrtt esesmothfi ras nhm Vm dawpireeoae eB on tb iwfentiensn ej th.oaeg

eti“nai e,.i miw edv eadg kfsrronhn edaahtmehc sosar tnwi”mtiri, elsVn jOvn r

i r p nlnsb ga tVs.adm nehdewsaiyhltocrpjfe sno sr e o afonl eros pat eayheor ieeidui wr m eb ga

nsh swf r odwaswhfrlegaheatn ess rmdilpiroei opssrr dare ela t atonaera etentln. e enauemnasyliaec agameldniewafati,gdlckfll nm iulge hi tjtn ngeea ns v anoS lwen,etcidaeoite lha n sd.iuceugawtcrmr oobvsi dmestmayo o dncoigy goegeechws i dingtaomom pPacnae hrtrth Thehcasah uskit dh

c.e ii m”e oiIjn, ofidoaI ev refel iefrc•I t loi Vesiebneelie v “tsleh enfk