The Looks That Bill
25th October 2010
Law firms looking to bolster their profits might want to consider electing a managing partner with powerful looks.
That is the conclusion to be drawn from a somewhat bizarre study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, in which the photos of 73 managing partners from leading US firms were judged on the basis of “dominance, maturity, attractiveness, likability, and trustworthiness.”
Dominance and maturity in particular were strong predictors of law firm profitability, according to this press release about the study, which was conducted by a professor at the University of Toronto and one from Tufts University.
Hey, tenure doesn’t grow on trees, you know. Besides, lawyers have money, and funding is where you find it.