Law firms ‘Debunk assumptions by doing surprising things’ – Paul Weiss’s Nicole Kar on succeeding in City law Elisha Juttla · 7 March 2025 · 6 min read DEI Life during law Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Ahead of International Women’s Day, Nicole Kar, global co-chair of antitrust at Paul Weiss, discusses thriving in the deep end and why there is still more room at the top for women in law.Why did you decide to be a lawyer? Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categorySkadden and Paul Weiss lead as Intel buys back $14bn Apollo stake in Irish semiconductor plantLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Apr 2026Revolving Doors: Paul Weiss grows funds practice as A&O Shearman welcomes Paul Hastings London partnerLaw firmsWill Lewallen24 Mar 2026Top US antitrust and white-collar lawyers in the spotlight in latest Legal 500 US Elite rankingsLegal 500 dataKate Peacock26 Feb 2026A&O Shearman, HSF Kramer and E.ON among contenders for Legal 500 ESG AwardsLaw firmsNews Editor18 Mar 2026A safe haven in an unsafe world – how Ireland’s legal market is thriving amid global instabilityLaw firmsAmy Ulliott3 Mar 2026‘Shame on them’ – how political views are making GCs think twice about law firmsIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves24 Feb 2026Latham London revenue breaks $1bn as firmwide PEP soars more than 20%Law firmsWill Lewallen14 Apr 2026PEP passes $4m at Winston & Strawn in final financial results before Taylor Wessing mergerLaw firmsEliza Winter14 Apr 2026Eversheds Sutherland promotes 25 to partner in 2026 round, as host of UK firms announce promotionsLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Apr 2026