Diversity: Women's Initiative

Diversity

MTO Women’s Initiative

The MTO Women’s Initiative enhances the recruitment, retention and advancement of women attorneys at MTO. This initiative is guided by the the Women’s Initiative Subcommittee, organized under MTO’s Diversity Committee, and has implemented a broad array of measures, including a mentor program, new attorney integration and training events, monthly women’s lunch, work/life balance resources, professional development program, mothers of young children affinity group, and a library of published resources for women attorneys. To read the MTO Women’s Initiative, please click here.

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San Francisco representatives of MTO's women's initiative

MTO Creates New Women’s Initiative

As part of our efforts to recruit and retain the top women lawyers in the county, MTO has adopted a Women’s Initiative, designed to support the unique needs of our women attorneys and recognize their accomplishments.

As part of the Initiative, we offer a formal mentoring program, integration and training events, practice development opportunities and a monthly women’s lunch. We have also adopted a number of measures designed to address the challenges of balancing work and personal commitments, including a reduced hours policy, a generous parental leave policy and subsidized back-up child care.

Women attorneys have always played a prominent role in our firm, from Carla Hills, who co-founded the firm in 1962, to Sandra Seville-Jones, who was named Co-Managing Partner in 2008. Through the Initiative, we hope to recognize and promote the achievements of our women attorneys both in the firm and in the community.