NY/DC: Cartilage Piercings? Forum

[Anonymous User]

Biglaw partner. It is a spectrum. In my experience, no one will bat an eye at two piercings in the ear cartilage, a tasteful nose stud on a woman, etc. But eight cartilage piercings, a septum piercing, a bar or helix piercing, gauges in the earlobes, etc. will probably draw eyebrows from some people. At the end of the day, this is a job that pays you a lot of money to exercise good judgment, and your appearance should reflect that you are a person who exercises good judgment. That doesn't mean you need to avoid anything that anyone might conceivably view as unprofessional, and the idea that you would need to avoid any earlobe piercings because some older female partners don't wear earrings is crazy. But it's a conservative profession and you do need to be conscious of sending the wrong message.

"Big law partner here to clear things up"

"Show good judgment"

"You don't have to worry about looking unprofessional"

2+2=5?

Biglaw partner. If this is representative of your reading comprehension ability or temperament, I would never, ever, ever put you in front of a client.