‘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 categoryThe Epstein files: the Big Law connections‘It’s always best to avoid death by a thousand cuts’ – what GCs think about the Brad Karp-Epstein firestormEx-Paul Weiss chair and Goldman GC reviewed documents defending Epstein in last months of his life, files show‘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 mattersPaul Hastings in London M&A push with hire of Cooley Singapore founding partnerTaylor Wessing recruits RPC rainmaker in first hire since merger announcementSullivan & Cromwell makes double partner hire from Paul Hastings in London