Looks Matter In Litigation
Make sure that everything you put before judges and arbitrators, including yourself, is aesthetically perfect.
Law School Group Urges Female Students To Get in Better Shape
Are you a female law student? Have you put on a few pounds during your time in law school? Would you like to be reminded that fit, attractive women have better employment opportunities? Then maybe you should consider transferring to Cardozo Law School. The Cardozo Health and Fitness Club is holding a networking lunch, but […]
Stand With Survivors: Legal Tools To Make A Real Difference This DVAM
Enhance your legal skills to advocate for survivors of intimate partner violence.
Attractive People May or May Not Be Better Lawyers, But They Do Get Paid More
Earlier this month, your Above the Law editors had a little debate about whether attractive people make better lawyers. Apparently a couple of economists asked a similar question a decade ago. Jeff Biddle and Daniel Hamermesh published a paper in the Journal of Labor Economics in 1998 titled Beauty, Productivity, and Discrimination: Lawyers’ Looks and […]
Are Attractive People Better Lawyers? An ATL Debate
Women’s Health recently had an article about how pretty people have an advantage in this world. D’uh. In other breaking news, strong people have an advantage when it comes to beating the crap out of others. Still, the Women’s Health article has a money quote that every lawyer — especially an unemployed lawyer — should […]