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Women form a 'critical mass' of law partner promotions

Hannah Wootton and Michael Pelly
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Almost half of the partners appointed at Australia's top law firms in the latest promotion round were female, as a talent pipeline dominated by women continues to transform the legal profession.

The record-breaking 47.4 per cent representation of women in new partner appointments is up from 30.7 per cent in the January promotion cycle, and 31.3 per cent in 2017.

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Hannah Wootton is a reporter for the Financial Review. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.com
Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
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