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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.

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P.S. Why wasn't this quirky perk wasn't featured in the recent New York Times piece on the blessings of Biglaw?


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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?

interesting how the customer is a blonde white woman, while the salon employee is a dark haired immigrant. Wow.

Out west where men are still men?

Left Coast says Hi.

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)?

In the west where men are still men. California is not in the west.

Are the nail services free? That would be a serious perk. NY to weekly mani/pedis!

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.

we don't know that this is in California - hell, it could be in L&W's London or Singapore office

YOU LAZY ASSOCIATES, GET BACK TO WORK!

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.

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.

"manicures have gone manly, dontcha know"

No, they haven't.

Come on MEN take a stand. Down with manicures!

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.

Lat, which Latham office is that pin up from?

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.

It's from the DC office.

ohhhhhhhhhh

Oh my god, this is like, the best perk ever! I am totally sending my scented, pink resume today!

This beats the new perk at my office....daily cockpunches for any associate who doesn't bill 10 hours.

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.

10:58, you're right, California is in the east.

And down is up, and wrong is right, and Bush is a genius...

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.

Nice, but I'd never use it. My manicurist is usually my favorite person to bitch about work to.

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.

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.

i can haz pedacure?

1:03 = CWT or firms are beginning to steal Bob Link's paradigm shifting model of cockpunching your way to success.

Anyone hear anything about LW bonuses yet????

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"

What is the billing code for a manicure?

What is the billing code for a manicure?

This is so tacky. It's completely ridiculous and rather insulting.

What the hell are people thinking?