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[quote=Anonymous]Not a partner or married to one, so take my view with a grain of salt.

In all the professions where networking and client contact is of paramount importance, your private life doesn't matter. What matters is whether you can socialize with your network where they are. So if your group builds their client list on the golf links, sorry, you're going to have to learn your way around a golf course. If your group does a variety of things a la Family Money, "I learned sailing and polo while growing up", you're going to have to catch up. I don't mean you need to be good at all those things. But you need to learn the lingo, and at least pretend to know what to do if you're invited to wherever it is. Just like you need to know the basics of wine and various cuisines. The perception should be that you belong to a high social class and have the requisite background knowledge, even though you may choose not to partake in your daily life.

Your team values your intelligence and hard work, obviously, and they couldn't care less what you do when you're not needed. But if there are client meetings and related political schmoozing events and you're the only person who doesn't know what everyone else is talking about... this is going to be a problem.

In terms of personal appearance, you need to appear prosperous. An impeccable exterior is required: clothes, grooming, car, etc. You don't need jewelry or accessories. You can be as minimalist as you want! But anything that's visible needs to look high-caliber. No one wants a poor lawyer...

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