Rubin and Rudman Receives Empowering Women Award from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly for the Second Consecutive Year
July 29, 2024
Boston, MA (July 29, 2024) – Boston-based, full-service law firm Rubin and Rudman is honored to receive Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Empowering Women Award for the second consecutive year. The Empowering Women Award recognizes law firms that have shown a strong commitment to supporting and elevating women attorneys by providing mentorship and professional development opportunities for women.
In March 2023, Rubin and Rudman’s Women’s Initiative was launched with the goal of recruiting, retaining, and advancing talented women attorneys. To that end, The Women’s Initiative is committed to identifying and supporting professional and business development opportunities for women attorneys; increasing leadership roles for women attorneys at the firm and in the industries and communities we serve; fostering connections, cross-selling and collaboration; and addressing issues that disproportionally affect women.
The Empowering Women Award recognizes the tremendous strides we have made in achieving our goals. Presently, more than one half of all attorneys at Rubin and Rudman are women. 47% of Partners are women, and 63% of Associates are women. 45% of the firm’s practice groups are chaired by women.
“We are honored to receive this recognition for the second consecutive year. I applaud all the women who make our firm great,” said John J. McGivney, Managing Partner at Rubin and Rudman.
Additionally, through the Women’s Initiative, Rubin and Rudman supports several non-profits whose focus is on providing support and resources to women and girls in the Greater Boston area. This year Rubin and Rudman organized a donation drive to benefit Rosie’s Place, a 50-year-old, multi-service community center that offers women emergency shelter, meals, and an array of additional resources. Volunteers from around the firm donated, sorted, and delivered more than 100 care packages to benefit the guests of Rosie’s Place.
Additionally, we enthusiastically kicked off Women’s History Month by supporting The Wonderfund‘s 2nd Annual Period Party – a campaign to collect feminine hygiene products. This initiative ensures that girls and women associated with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) have access to these essential items. More than 200 hundred women, including our team from Rubin and Rudman, gathered to assemble more 20,000 feminine hygiene kits, providing dignity and comfort to girls throughout the Commonwealth.
Rubin and Rudman was also a proud sponsor of Jane Does Well’s 2024 Women of Courage event. Jane Does Well is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to answering the call from hundreds of women seeking discretion as they journey through the process of divorce.
“This award inspires us to continue striving for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal field,” added McGivney.