Dress Code

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.24.15

* I get that litigation is expensive, but I promise, Tom Brady doesn't need donations for his Deflategate legal bills. Especially not when they're solicited in an obituary. [Deadspin] * Protip: Don't ask a female attorney if she is going through menopause, unless you like sanctions. [Lawyers for the Profession] * Great time waster: what's the weirdest law in your home state? [Yahoo!] * Lat reviews Allegiance (affiliate link), a novel by Kermit Roosevelt featuring a Supreme Court clerk. [Wall Street Journal] * An all too realistic look at what it is like to be a lawyer -- substance abuse, terrible workload, self-loathing and all. [Vice] * A case study of estate planning as played out in the life of fashion icon Helen Gurley Brown. [New York Times] * Heads up to Missouri lawmakers -- you don't end sexual harassment by telling interns to dress "modest." [Think Progress]

By Kathryn Rubino
Education / Schools

Sexy Teen Fights for First Amendment Freedoms Over Slutty Yearbook Photo

School administrators are trying to ban a teenager's picture from the yearbook. They say that her attire in her photo of choice violates the school's dress code, but why? Probably because the photo in question features the teenager posing a bit too provocatively for a girl who just turned 18. She's considering taking legal action against the school for trampling on her right to free expression. So who is this mystery girl? What does her scandalous yearbook photo look like? Keep reading for pictures and video of this too-sexy-for-high-school, First Amendment freedom fighter....

By Staci Zaretsky
Biglaw

From Biglaw to Boutique: Top Ten Differences

This is the time of year when everyone pulls out a Top Ten list of one thing or another. Tom Wallerstein don’t mind; a Top Ten list is a convenient format for reflection and New Year’s Eve has always been a time of reflection for him, whether that involves setting goals or just thinking about the ups and downs of the past year. He thought he would use the opportunity to offer my perspective of the Top Ten Differences Between Biglaw and Boutique. So without further ado, let’s push in the button and let the top ten play...

By Tom Wallerstein
Fashion

Small Firms, Big Lawyers: The Small-Firm Dress Code

The other day, Staci wrote about dress codes at some of the large firms. Specifically, Quinn Emanuel made some noise by putting out a minimalist dress code, requiring only shoes “because our insurance company requires them!” (Yes, it’s their exclamation point.) This was in stark contrast to other Biglaw dress codes, like the paternalistic one […]

By Jay Shepherd
Biglaw

Quinn Emanuel: Shoes Needed, Class Optional

At Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, no shoes, no shirt, no problem! Well, actually you’ll need the shoes, but the rest can be sacrificed if you need to for your own creativity. When thinking of how lawyers are supposed to look, most people conjure visions of sharply-dressed men and women in suits, carrying designer leather […]

By Staci Zaretsky
Biglaw

It’s The Jones Day Dress Code

You just wonder if Jones Day could try recruiting adults instead of making a bunch of rules to regulate the kids they have there. Think about it: one of the defining features of Jones Day is its policy of secrecy regarding attorney compensation. The firm is worried about petty jealousies sprouting up between competing attorneys […]

By Elie Mystal