‘Debunk assumptions by doing surprising things’ – Paul Weiss’s Nicole Kar on succeeding in City law Elisha Juttla[email protected]7 March 2025DEILife during law 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 categoryGlobal 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull awayPaul Weiss London push continues apace with eight new partnersRevolving Doors: A&O Shearman builds in Riyadh as Kirkland, Paul Hastings, and more make flurry of City hires‘Nobody really understood what I was going through’ – the in-house push for better IVF supportSidley leader Yvette Ostolaza on role models, ambition and private investment in law‘I’m sure I made a ton of mistakes’ – McDermott’s Coleman on fresh thinking, leadership lessons and why scale matters‘Technology pervades everything’: Addleshaw Goddard on why it has made tech a key sector as it eyes £1bnSullivan & Cromwell swipes Kirkland PE and tax duoFreshfields accounts reveal 6% revenue rise for 2024-25 as US sees fastest growth