Bloomberg Law
Sept. 19, 2017, 11:01 AM UTC

10 Accounts of Women Who Left Big Law to Run Their Own Firms

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

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Nancy Mertzel started her own firm in New York in 2017

“I found that in large law firms it wasn’t helpful for me to have any initiative or investigate things. I kind of squelched that aspect of who I am.”

“Once I decided to explore hanging out a shingle, I started getting in touch with a lot of friends and colleagues who have left and a surprising number of the ones I spoke with have been women.”

“I can’t really say that I bumped up against a glass ceiling, but ...

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