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 categoryGlobal London crunched: the firms winning (and losing) London’s talent warLaw firm dataGeorgina Stanley12 Jun 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss hires in M&A as Paul Hastings and Latham bolster disputesLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Jun 2026Latham and Paul Weiss at the coalface for $3.9bn Anglo American mines saleLaw firmsKate Peacock19 May 2026Legal leaders at Hyatt Hotels, TransUnion and Westfield take honours at US in-house awardsIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves9 Jun 2026‘It isn’t enough to raise awareness’ – Freshfields’ Reena Parmar on how to create accountable change for disabled lawyersLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 May 2026Latham, A&O Shearman and WBD take honours at Legal 500 UK ESG AwardsLaw firmsKate Peacock1 May 2026Revolving Doors: latest laterals for Morgan Lewis, McDermott and Winston TaylorLaw firmsNews Editor12 Jun 2026‘It’s a bet’ – Pérez-Llorca chief on why his firm is wagering on international expansionLaw firmsTom Cox12 Jun 2026The Hogan Lovells scheme letting lawyers see the world – and the marriage proposal it promptedLaw firmsTom Cox12 Jun 2026