Biglaw Perk Watch: In-House Nail Salons
Ladies (and gentlemen -- manicures have gone manly, dontcha know):
Please see below. A picture is worth a thousand words -- and this picture explains, better than any recruiting brochure or Vault write-up, why you want to work at Latham & Watkins.
P.S. Why wasn't this quirky perk wasn't featured in the recent New York Times piece on the blessings of Biglaw?













Comments
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Posted by: first | November 26, 2007 10:33 AM
Isn't this just a perk for women? Do men indulge? Or, am I just from too much from out west were men are still men?
Posted by: Discrimination baby | November 26, 2007 10:46 AM
interesting how the customer is a blonde white woman, while the salon employee is a dark haired immigrant. Wow.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 10:48 AM
Out west where men are still men?
Left Coast says Hi.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 10:48 AM
10:48. Interesting how you assume dark hair=immigrant. Or did I miss the green card sticking out of her pocket (or, more realistically, scratches from barbed wire and desert sagebrush)?
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 10:57 AM
In the west where men are still men. California is not in the west.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 10:58 AM
Are the nail services free? That would be a serious perk. NY to weekly mani/pedis!
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 10:58 AM
Hey politically-correct people, aren't the vast majority of nail people from Vietnam. And yes, men do indulge. It feels great. And I'm straight-acting.
Posted by: gay guy | November 26, 2007 11:03 AM
we don't know that this is in California - hell, it could be in L&W's London or Singapore office
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 11:06 AM
YOU LAZY ASSOCIATES, GET BACK TO WORK!
Posted by: BIG LAW PARTNER | November 26, 2007 11:07 AM
10:48, Is that really so upsetting? Is it *ever* okay to depict that sort of dynamic, bearing in mind that it does, after all, exist and that nothing about it is inherently evil?
There is nothing racist about any one person doing nails for any other one person. There is just no statement there.
The world would be a much better place without your tiresome-ass views and self-righteous manner of expressing them.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 11:22 AM
wait a minute, this nail salon bit is certainly not available in the ny office of LW. or is it that i have been locked up in my office for so long that i just did not even know that this perk existed.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 11:22 AM
"manicures have gone manly, dontcha know"
No, they haven't.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 11:27 AM
Come on MEN take a stand. Down with manicures!
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 11:30 AM
That NYT article was ridiculous. Made it sound like working in a law firm is super cushy. Sure, I may get free dinner if i work late, but it is not glamorous eating take out at my desk at 9pm with a long night ahead of me.
Posted by: anon | November 26, 2007 11:44 AM
Lat, which Latham office is that pin up from?
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 12:12 PM
also, i assume this service is not for free. any idea if LW employees are paying market prices or if their is a subsidy in place.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 12:17 PM
It's from the DC office.
Posted by: anon | November 26, 2007 12:20 PM
ohhhhhhhhhh
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 12:21 PM
Oh my god, this is like, the best perk ever! I am totally sending my scented, pink resume today!
Posted by: elle woods | November 26, 2007 01:03 PM
This beats the new perk at my office....daily cockpunches for any associate who doesn't bill 10 hours.
Posted by: Sore Nuts | November 26, 2007 01:03 PM
Yes, that sign is in the DC office. Given the race discussion in the comments, it'll be interesting to see if the sign changes in the next day or two... (I'll report back.)
Also, FYI, the in-house nail salon is right next to the "attorney lounge," which features evening snacks, big screen TV with video games and cable, pool table, darts, and poker tables, among other amenities.
Posted by: Anyonymous | November 26, 2007 01:09 PM
10:58, you're right, California is in the east.
And down is up, and wrong is right, and Bush is a genius...
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 01:19 PM
The manicure service is provided once a week, lasts 20 minutes per customer and costs $20. I believe that makes it an accommodation rather than a perk.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 02:16 PM
Nice, but I'd never use it. My manicurist is usually my favorite person to bitch about work to.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 03:13 PM
I love the "men are still men" comment. Sorry the NASCAR season is over, time to hunt some ducks an shit. have fun plowing your corn field.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 03:13 PM
I love the picture of the asian woman doing the white lady's nails.
White Girls With Asian Manacurists
WGWAM!!
I think this is sexist as well as being racist though.
Posted by: WGWAM | November 26, 2007 05:18 PM
i can haz pedacure?
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 05:18 PM
1:03 = CWT or firms are beginning to steal Bob Link's paradigm shifting model of cockpunching your way to success.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 05:19 PM
Anyone hear anything about LW bonuses yet????
Posted by: Anon | November 26, 2007 07:15 PM
surprised the sign didn't have little bubble language saying something like "me so solly you wanted led nail porish, i though you want lead nail porish"
Posted by: Anonymous | November 26, 2007 07:33 PM
What is the billing code for a manicure?
Posted by: Anonymous | November 27, 2007 02:19 PM
What is the billing code for a manicure?
Posted by: Anonymous | November 27, 2007 02:39 PM
This is so tacky. It's completely ridiculous and rather insulting.
What the hell are people thinking?
Posted by: Anonymous | November 28, 2007 12:02 PM