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snowhealthgreenlgbthouzzdatingmomspetssponsored contentcadwalader has even
hooked up with and to conduct a"Casual wardrobe seminar"Where fashion challenged
attorneys can get wardrobe tips.But who really wants a
ralph lauren
home casual lawyer?Though cadwalader and other law firms that have made
similar changes claim they are responding to the sartorial preferences of their
dotcom clients and that the lawyers will still have to wear suits in court, has
anyone asked the clients? Sure, the clients wear
alhenoutlet polo shirts and
chinos(And worse), but that's why they're clients.They don't have to look good
for their lawyers;They pay them.If lawyers were representing the circus, would
they dress up as clowns?Would they dress up as murderers? Clients don't want
lawyers who look like them, just as homeowners wouldn't want to hire a plumber
who dressed in his bathrobe.For $350 an hour, clients want lawyers who look
like, well, lawyers. Casual dress does have obvious benefits for the lawyers.No
more stockings, no more ties.Yet the regulations that define it can also be
oppressive no jeans, no tshirts, no sneakers, no shirts without but tons, no
shirts without collars.And for many, casualness may also require a whole new
wardrobe(At least ralph lauren hopes so)And an excruciating dance before the
mirror in the morning, when a lawyer used to be able to pull on a suit, white
shirt and tie(Or pearls), and be off. What this shift really signifies is an
acknowledgment that most lawyers have no reason to dress up in the first
place.They are never in court;They rarely meet clients;They never leave their
offices.Most lawyers at big firms could work in their pajamas;They spend the
bulk of their time in the library, or in front of the computer with the door
closed. At least in suits they could pretend they were important.Now it's just a
matter of time before they realize their newfound freedom has made them look
like golf pros and clamor to be back in wingtips and pinstripes. As lawyers shed
their skins, more wardrobe changes may lie ahead.Cadwalader has urged its
attorneys to donate their"Gently worn"Suits to groups like, which provides used
business attire to lowerincome people looking for jobs.Soon we may have another
word for people struggling for a foothold:The suits.
