Women’s Initiative
Committed to promoting the advancement of women in business, law & male-dominated industries.
Women’s initiative Committee
Our mission is to recruit, retain, and advance women in business and the practice of law by:
- Providing opportunities for professional development, training, and networking
- Supporting the retention and advancement of women attorneys at Schwabe
- Encouraging women to take leadership and management roles at Schwabe
- Identifying firm policies and procedures that impact women and revising any detrimental to advancement
- Collaborating with all Departments and Committees to advance this mission
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Proud to be Mansfield Certified
This certification recognizes that we have adopted best practices to expand talent pools and promote inclusivity, equal access, and transparency in advancement processes.
Our “Mansfield Plus” designation means that we have not only adopted best practices to ensure equal opportunities for all attorneys but also demonstrated significant progress in broadening the diversity of our firm and its leadership.
Our values contribute to our worth, communities, and each other.
While they might help us attract clients and talented colleagues today, they are also why our firm has been together for 130 years.
We’re stewards of our values. We live by them. We own them. We carry them forward.






