Women's Forum

EMPOWERING WOMEN LAWYERS IS A TOP PRIORITY

Our Women’s Forum recruits and empowers women lawyers at the firm through workshops, formal and informal mentoring, internal and external events and sponsorships. The Women’s Forum adds to the essential support and guidance from accomplished peers, mentors and sponsors to help every woman attorney realize her potential.

The firm is proud to support and host many formal and informal events organized for women across industries, and the Forum ensures that Foley Hoag’s women attorneys are active participants at these events. Such events are produced in collaboration with organizations including:

We are committed to increasing diversity representation at all levels across the firm. We are proactively working to enhance our ability to foster a climate of inclusion and belonging within our firm, while better serving our clients' needs. The following are just a few of the recognitions the Women’s Forum is most proud of achieving.

  • The firm has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus status in 2023 from Diversity Lab after completing the yearlong Mansfield Rule 6.0 certification program. By achieving Mansfield Certification Plus, Foley Hoag has not only considered, but achieved thirty percent representation of underrepresented lawyers in many of the Mansfield Rule’s categories, as well as made the firm’s advancement and compensation processes transparent internally.
  • Yale Law Women (YLW) named Foley Hoag a top firm for Part-Time Options in its 2021 Top Firms for Gender Equity & Family Friendliness Report. The firm was also previously named a top firm for parental and caregiver leave in YLW's 2020 report, and was listed among its Top 10 Family Friendly Firms in the legal industry in 2016. Results are determined by data collected from firm policies relating to part-time and flex-time, parental/family leaves and accommodations, gender equity, billing requirements, professional development and pro bono.
  • Foley Hoag received a 2022 Tipping the Scales Award from the Diversity and Flexibility Alliance in recognition of dedication to diversity and inclusion within the firm’s partnership.
  • Foley Hoag was honored as part of the COVID Relief Coalition at the Boston Bar Association's 2020 Beacon Awards for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, receiving the organization's Empowerment Award.