Briefcase for law job

[Pelikan2]

I have a slightly more specific question than "please recommend a briefcase," so I hope this justifies a new thread.

I'm a 24 year old law student, and I'll be working at a firm in NYC this summer (and hopefully after graduation). The firm has a business formal dress code. I'm wondering how formal of a briefcase I'm going to need. Ideally, I'd like something that can go between work and my last year and a half of law school without looking unacceptable at either place. If I had my druthers, I'd be using a Filson briefcase right now, but I'm not sure that would do at the law firm. So, can any NYC lawyers comment on the briefcase mores of your firm?

 

[TheFoo]

The Filson will be fine. Actually, it seems most NYC lawyers don't even carry briefcases. I actually get chided by co-workers and friends for carrying one. And the truth is, I don't really need it: I just like to put stuff in there instead of my pockets. It's not like you will be frequently taking documents home.

 

[Spatlese]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

The Filson will be fine. Actually, it seems most NYC lawyers don't even carry briefcases. I actually get chided by co-workers and friends for carrying one. And the truth is, I don't really need it: I just like to put stuff in there instead of my pockets. It's not like you will be frequently taking documents home.

Out of curiosity, what do nyc lawyers carry?

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by Spatlese

Out of curiosity, what do nyc lawyers carry?

Nothing, it seems. Sometimes, some sort of messenger or shoulder bag. Rarely, a serious briefcase.

 

[Pelikan2]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

The Filson will be fine. Actually, it seems most NYC lawyers don't even carry briefcases. I actually get chided by co-workers and friends for carrying one. And the truth is, I don't really need it: I just like to put stuff in there instead of my pockets. It's not like you will be frequently taking documents home.

Filson 257 ordered. Thanks!

 

[nordicstyle]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

The Filson will be fine. Actually, it seems most NYC lawyers don't even carry briefcases. I actually get chided by co-workers and friends for carrying one. And the truth is, I don't really need it: I just like to put stuff in there instead of my pockets. It's not like you will be frequently taking documents home.

So you're saying lawyers finally have discovered e-mail and electronic archiving?

 

[Ataturk]

The sort of documents you might be carrying in it won't be "briefs," so you're better off getting one with some serious capacity.

I do carry one, but most don't.

 

[sf_esq]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

The Filson will be fine. Actually, it seems most NYC lawyers don't even carry briefcases. I actually get chided by co-workers and friends for carrying one. And the truth is, I don't really need it: I just like to put stuff in there instead of my pockets. It's not like you will be frequently taking documents home.

Although I work in SF, I agree. For the most part, I use a black ballistic nylon Hartmann bag that I picked up on sale for less than $100 to carry my phone, wallet, keys, sunglasses and odds and end . I also use it to carry my gym clothes rather than carrying a Nike bag into the office.

 

[Doc4]

Is this a home-to-work-and-back-to-home briefcase you are talking about, or a work-to-courthouse briefcase? As much as I love Filson canvas, I wouldn't be bringing it to court!

 

[gherrmann]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

It's not like you will be frequently taking documents home.

huh? I take documents home all the time.