If you're a woman and you want to venture into law, you'd best have strong skin and walk like a boss in heels. Despite the thousands of different fields of law, each and every one is testing in their own right - especially when it comes to the way women present themselves in court. As many have referred to female lawyers as having the strictest dress-code, women are essentially obliged to compete with the figurative stature that men have over women in the courtroom.
We all remember Legally Blonde and Elle Woods' pushing the fashion boundaries in both in the courtroom and her law school classes alike; or Ally McBeal, the story of a young attorney who became known for her mini skirts. Yet while both of the movies inspire women to tailor the traditional courtroom dress-code and attitude, a stigma against women's courtroom attire and presence is very prevalent today...
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