Ok, here goes. I've always been a big guy (ex-football lineman) and I love to work-out. It definitely is very, very annoying that people assume that you're more intelligent because you're skinny. Try putting 14 hr. days in REGULARLY and having time to go to the gym for a serious hour and a half work out. It's easy to maintain your weight, but, a lot harder to lose, when you're glued to your chair for over 12 hrs. a day. If you started out skinny before you went to work at BigLaw, then, it's a lot easier for your to stay that way. But, if you're larger, it's really hard to lose weight, because you're so immobile. I wish I could be a personal trainer and work out for 4 hrs a day, like I did in college, but, somebody's gotta cite check that motion.

BigLaw is chock full of prejudices. It's racist, sexist, classist, and absolutely full of "fat" bias. Intelligence is one of BigLaw's, and the Legal "profession" as a whole, least important considerations, when determining the merit of a lawyer. From Partner to peer the biases are expressed. It's a wonder how this Institution that claims to hold justice and impartiality in such high regard, acts toward it's members. I guess we all need to be better than someone else. I like short and fat lawyers. I guess I value their track record more than how good they look in an overpriced suit.