Top NYC Law Firms Sends Female Associates 163 p. long Unbelievably Sexist Memo

A top law firm has been branded sexist for sending its female employees a 163-point memo instructing them to stop giggling, to avoid showing their cleavage and to learn 'hard words'.

Clifford Chance circulated the memo, entitled 'Speaking Effectively', to its U.S.-based female lawyers, who have accused the firm of singling out women as unprofessional and absent minded.

The five-page document urges female lawyers to stop saying 'like', to 'lower your voice' when speaking, to 'act your age' and to 'practice hard words' ahead of presentations.

'Lose the quirky mannerisms that are so charming to those who do know you,' it suggests.

And in a section titled 'What not to wear', they are reminded to 'wear a suit, not your party outfit', choose 'understated jewellery, nothing jingly or clanky' and to avoid wearing black as it will make them look 'like a mortician'.

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Day in and day out, the demands associated with Biglaw grind people up and lay waste to the hopes and dreams that many once had about what it would be like to work as a high-powered attorney. And more often than not, it is the men who are in charge of this “all work, no play” carnival of tortured souls.

From origination credit to salary wars to leadership opportunities, it is usually the men who are accused of pushing women two steps back in the Biglaw regime. But today, we’ve got insider information on some alleged woman-on-woman crime. This time, it is the women who are ripping their female colleagues to shreds. And it’s not just any women; no, it’s the members of the firm’s Women’s Committee who are doing the damage, and trust us when we say that these cats have claws.

Brought to you by the same firm that produced the departure memo seen ’round the world, we now present to you what may be one of the most sexist Biglaw memos we’ve ever seen…

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