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 categoryKirkland swoops for Paul Weiss European M&A headLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Apr 2026Fresh capital: Paul Weiss, White & Case lead as General Atlantic tops up Joe & the Juice with Abu Dhabi-backed investmentLaw firmsEliza Winter24 Apr 2026Skadden and Paul Weiss lead as Intel buys back $14bn Apollo stake in Irish semiconductor plantLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Apr 2026‘It isn’t enough to raise awareness’ – Freshfields’ Reena Parmar on how to create accountable change for disabled lawyersLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 May 2026‘Law should be full of mavericks’ – Addleshaws’ Simon Kamstra on ego, a secret DJ career, and the right time to retireLaw firmsWill Lewallen30 Apr 2026‘I’ve learned not to take keyboard warriors seriously’ – Garden Court’s Oscar Davies on practising law in the culture warLaw firmsEliza Winter27 Apr 2026Paul Hastings hires Covington PE and real estate team as London buildout continuesLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 May 2026S&C and HSF Kramer lead as Lazard acquires Campbell Lutyens in latest secondaries tie-upLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 May 2026Latham, A&O Shearman and WBD take honours at Legal 500 UK ESG AwardsLaw firmsKate Peacock1 May 2026