The Great Law Firm Cleavage Debate
Do you think it's appropriate to show a hint of cleavage at the office?
Cleavage as a ‘Career Enhancer’ for Female Attorneys
Should you flaunt your cleavage to succeed in a business setting?
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
A Message from Career Services: Ladies, Please Learn How to Dress Yourselves
We thought that we had gotten the point across on this in October: ladies, if you dress like hookers, the only jobs you'll get will be underneath a partner's desk. But apparently that message fell on deaf ears, because one law school's Career & Professional Development Office had to co-sponsor an event with the school's Women Law Students Association on how to properly dress for an interview....
Lawyer Withdraws His Motion Objecting To Breasts Of Opposing Counsel’s Wife, But This Is Not Over
Remember the attorney who filed a motion objecting to the breasts of a woman at opposing counsel's table. That lawyer has since dropped his motion and been admonished by a judge. This could all be over now, but the lawyer in question just keeps talking, and talking, and talking...
Non-Sequiturs: 06.09.11
* An update to an item from yesterday’s Non-Sequiturs — or, “a domestic dispute version of Spy vs. Spy.” [Not-So Private Parts / Forbes] * And a response to yesterday’s controversial post about paralegals (and the educational credentials required for the position). [A Paralegal’s Life] * Are you a rising 3L looking for post-graduate employment […]
The Allegedly Distracting Breasts At Counsel Table: Guess Who They Belong To?
I really, really hope that somewhere out there, Thomas W. Gooch III feels like a giant tool. A few days ago, Gooch, of the law firm Gauthier & Gooch, wrote a motion objecting to a “large breasted woman” sitting at opposing counsel’s table. He questioned the woman’s qualifications and accused opposing counsel, Dmitry Feofanov, of […]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Motion of the Day: No Law Against Having Big-Breasted Colleagues
Well, there’s really nothing else to talk about this morning. Jezebel reports that a defense attorney has written a motion objecting to the people seated at the plaintiff’s table. Well, one person in particular — a “large breasted woman” who is seated next to plaintiff’s counsel. Is there a law against having large-breasted women hang […]