What motivates Lawyers?
| Do you believe there is a glass ceiling for female lawyers | Male | Female | Private Practice | In-house |
| Yes | 25% | 65% | 46% | 38% |
| No | 75% | 35% | 54% | 62% |
Not surprisingly, the majority of women polled (65%) believe there is a glass ceiling whereas the majority of men (75%) do not. Unsurprisingly, fewer women lawyers (22%) believe they progress in their careers as quickly as men do (64%). These views may be fueled by the percentages of women in-house (68%) and in private practice (70%) who feel their careers would be adversely affected by becoming pregnant. Although pregnancy is not perceived as a 'career move', 60% of men and 53% of women feel that their organisations are parent friendly and cited various reasons as generous paternity policies, flexibility and good maternity policies. The most negative feedback came from the private practice sector where some openly state that women with children will not be made partners.
With regards to working for US law firms the majority of international travel is conducted by lawyers working for US firms (83%) and is not significant in UK private practice (29%) or in-house legal departments (33%).
