Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Women By Kelli Charlton, Director of Business Development at Stapley Pharmacy McKinsey & Company released a study, Women in Law Firms, after they had conducted a deep dive into gender diversity in law firms across North America. The survey found that, while law firms are taking important steps to increase gender equality by providing senior leadership support to advance female attorneys’ careers and offering flexibility that addresses major work-life-balance issues, their efforts have had limited success in bridging the gender gap. McKinsey also found that gender inequalities were much wider in law firms than in other industries. Progress is being made, but there is work to do when it comes to leveling the playing field between male and female lawyers. However, there are two Washington County women, Marianne G. Sorensen and Lindsay M. Bayles, who are blazing the trail for future generations of female attorneys in southern Utah.
Marianne G. Sorensen, Attorney at Kirton McConkie Marianne G. Sorensen earned her law degree from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. She is currently a member of Kirton McConkie’s real estate group, where she practices transactional law with a focus on commercial real estate, including restaurant leasing, acquisitions, and real estate development. She also works with businesses and nonprofit organizations on matters concerning generational transactions. Sorensen was named as one of Utah Business magazine’s “30 Women to Watch” and honored by the Utah Business Women organization as a “Woman of Achievement” for excellence in the professions. Sorensen was drawn to the legal field because of her natural curiosity and love of learning, but most importantly, she believed the legal field would allow her to put her strengths and natural abilities to work.
40 Southern Utah Business Magazine :: Summer 2022
