TEACHING GOOD MANNER TO YOUNG LAWYERS . . . According to reports, an entirely new industry called "associate training and development" has sprung up because young lawyers can't dress themselves, don't know anything about wine, and have covered their bodies with unsightly tattoos.

Want to learn more? It's all here in "Law firms are investing in the finer points of etiquette," by Gail Appleson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Comments

[jerry]

I'm fairly excited that you posted this - and I hope that anyone who might be reading this can help me out. I'm working on a short piece about why law schools should offer classes in etiquette and other associated skills. In business school, we covered skills such as "how to eat" and "how not to get drunk on the senior VP at the Christmas party," something that I've noticed is not very well explained in law schools.

Any suggestions?

[Bill]

It might be good to have some older attorneys read this.