NEW YORK, August 14, 2007 ─       Working Mother magazine, the authoritative source for career mothers, and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm advising attorneys and legal employers on work-life balance and the retention and advancement of women, have named Morrison & Foerster LLP a 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firm for Women. A new initiative from the leading advocates for work-life balance and women-friendly policies, Best Law Firms for Women honors 50 winning firms for their commitment to the retention and advancement of female talent.

“Since its founding, Working Mother magazine has been the champion of progressive, women-friendly changes in the workplace,” said Carol Evans, CEO, Working Mother Media. “Every year we see substantive advances in companies’ policies across the country, and we are so excited to be able to pair with Flex-Time Lawyers to celebrate change in a field that has historically struggled to support women and their life choices. I commend Morrison & Foerster for taking the lead for women lawyers.”

“We are delighted to celebrate Morrison & Foerster for its efforts and successes in retaining and promoting women,” said Deborah Epstein Henry, Founder and President of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC. “We hope its standing on the list of Best Law Firms for Women will further inspire Morrison & Foerster to use the national benchmarking data now available to it through participation in this initiative to improve the status of women in the profession and raise the bar on what makes a best law firm for women,” added Henry.

Profiled in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine, Morrison & Foerster is honored for creating a work environment that is hospitable to and encouraging of the advancement of women.  The firm has a longstanding commitment to seeing women in top leadership positions and is noted as one of five honorees that has a female chair or managing partner.  Of the firm’s three Managing Partners for Operations, two are female, and women lead the firm’s largest department, Business, as well as its Human Resources, Marketing, Technology, and Professional Development departments.

“Our firm has been on an evolving, steadfast journey to offer women lawyers every possible way to reach the peak of professional achievement without sacrificing other essential life goals,” said Keith Wetmore, Chair of Morrison & Foerster.  “We view this as a top priority and are honored by our recognition in the Working Mother and Flex Time Lawyers inaugural list.”

The firm has several innovative programs and policies that help female attorneys thrive while achieving balance in their personal and professional lives, including flexible work arrangements and maternity leave, a Backup Emergency Child and Elder Care program, and the Women’s Initiative—a committee established to promote recruitment of women at lateral partner levels, retention of women, and the advancement of women into the partnership.

Morrison & Foerster has been honored 13 times by Working Mother magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies.”

Methodology: The application and evaluation process for the 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women initiative was developed in a partnership by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC and based on Working Mother’s annual 100 Best Companies, a groundbreaking initiative that was first introduced in 1986, that continues to set the standard for family-friendly workplaces. To apply for the Best Law Firms for Women, Morrison & Foerster provided detailed information on the issues that are most important to the retention and promotion of women lawyers in six measured areas: workforce profile, benefits and compensation, parental leave, childcare, flexibility, and retention and advancement of women.

The complete list of the 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women can be found in the August/September issue of Working Mother magazine, on newsstands August 14, and at www.workingmother.com and www.flextimelawyers.com.