‘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 categorySkadden and Paul Weiss lead as Intel buys back $14bn Apollo stake in Irish semiconductor plantRevolving Doors: Paul Weiss grows funds practice as A&O Shearman welcomes Paul Hastings London partnerTop US antitrust and white-collar lawyers in the spotlight in latest Legal 500 US Elite rankingsA&O Shearman, HSF Kramer and E.ON among contenders for Legal 500 ESG AwardsA safe haven in an unsafe world – how Ireland’s legal market is thriving amid global instability‘Shame on them’ – how political views are making GCs think twice about law firmsLatham London revenue breaks $1bn as firmwide PEP soars more than 20%PEP passes $4m at Winston & Strawn in final financial results before Taylor Wessing mergerEversheds Sutherland promotes 25 to partner in 2026 round, as host of UK firms announce promotions