We learned this week that Skadden was named one of the 50 Best Law Firms for Women by Working Mother because of its flexible Return From Maternity program. According to New York partner Maura Barry Grinalds, Skadden is tops for its standard maternity-related policies and because of its willingness to let her negotiate her own, including an extended maternity leave and "an ever-fluctuating part-time schedule." (Are extended maternity leaves and "ever-fluctuating" flex-time schedules something all Skadden women can negotiate?)But if Skadden is so great for women (and particularly women returning from maternity leave) and the firm's work-life policies are so great, then why did the firm fail to crack Vault's Best 20 Law Firms for Diversity or Best 20 Law Firms to Work For? Yes, Skadden was toward the top of the Law Firm Prestige rankings (#4 again -- congratulations to us!), but what gives with the other (kindler, gentler) categories? We have a gym, yoga classes and even free flu shots. On Thursdays we get free lunch. Every ten years or so there is a big party, sometimes on a famous island. And then there's the car service!
So where is the love in the rankings?
3 comments:
The love in the rankings isn't there because Skadden is only diverse on the surface.
Only the attorneys can use the gym. It sux here.
Yeah, tell that to all the secretaries that are about to lose their job.
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