ECIJA, Spanish firm with the highest percentage of female partners

Despite the progress made in recent years, the goal of achieving true parity at the highest levels of the legal profession remains a palpable challenge. Although women such as Mónica Martín de Vidales, co-head of Corporate and M&A at Garrigues, highlight that female determination has been a key factor in boosting careers without complexes, the figures show that the representation of female partners in large firms is still far from equal. The average percentage of female partners in the top 20 firms is around 22%, with variations according to each firm and with an overall progress that, although positive, is still gradual and uneven.

The report published in Expansión highlights how the evolution of the female partnership has accelerated thanks to measures aimed at professional development, including mentoring programmes, more objective evaluation systems, and flexibility and work-life balance policies that help to mitigate traditional biases in evaluation and promotion processes. These tools contribute not only to improving representation, but also to making visible the subtle barriers that persist, such as the deferred perception of merit and exclusion from certain informal decision-making dynamics.

Against this backdrop, ECIJA is among the firms that make a difference, with a proportion of female partners at the top of its structure significantly above the sector average. With around a third of its partnership made up of women - a figure that exceeds the average for many comparable firms - the firm reflects a strategic commitment to diversity and inclusion within its growth model. This position is not only an indicator of quantitative progress, but also a reflection of policies that seek to integrate female talent into the firm's decision-making and leadership.

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