In August, Chadbourne & Parke partner Kerrie Campbell made headlines when she sued her firm for gender discrimination, claiming that it pays female partners less and denies them leadership opportunities. (Chadbourne denies the allegations.) She joins at least three other female lawyers at big firms who have filed gender discrimination suits in 2016.
But it’s a good bet that such suits are filed by only a small percentage of female lawyers who feel that they have experienced discrimination. Most aren’t willing to put their jobs on the line. What happens to the women who do? We tracked down several former plaintiffs who had sued law firms, and found that their fates varied—but none have stayed in Big Law.
