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Something Else They Don't Teach in Law School: Ditch the Tongue Stud
Back in May, my colleague Bob Ambrogi reported on the Carnegie Report's conclusion that law school fails to teach lawyers ethical and practical skills. Apparently, however, law schools don't teach something else: plain common sense.
Consider this comment by a 32-year-old associate with a Los Angeles entertainment firm, from this article,
"Hide the tattoo if you want the job" (7/5/07):
Many law firms also prefer conventional looks, as Nicole Wool discovered. Six years ago, on her second day as an associate with an L.A. entertainment firm, one of the older partners took her aside and told her to take out her tongue stud. "I felt so embarrassed," recalled Wool, 32, who now works for Dr. Tattoff, a chain of tattoo removal studios. "It made me feel like I'd done something bad."
Of course, I'm cognizant that standards of dress do evolve in the legal profession. Many law firms have casual days, particularly in summer, and pants are acceptable dress for women. Take a look at the poll that David Lat is running at Above the Law -- apparently, 20 percent of readers believe that spaghetti straps are suitable attire for law firms -- something that even my second-grader's dress code prohibits. But will law firms ever embrace tattoos and tongue studs -- and should they? What's your view?
Posted by Carolyn Elefant on July 5, 2007 at 06:43 PM | Permalink
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