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Attn: Attorneys & Businessmen; Briefcase Selection

Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:00 am
Posted by BRbornandraised
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jun 2013
532 posts
Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:00 am
I'm an attorney who recently started my first job after passing the bar. My father wants to buy me a nice briefcase in celebration and he told me to decide on one I like.

So, what briefcases do yall have or recommend? Should I go soft case, hard case, rolling, shoulder strap, leather, etc.?

Pics and links would be appreciated.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
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Posted by Bluefin
The Banana Stand
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If you don't walk into court with a trapper keeper, no one is going to take you seriously.

Juries listen to guys with trapper keepers.
Posted by PearlJam
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:02 am to
I would go with a nice leather, soft case one for the gift from your dad. Then, get a utilitarian rolling one as well.
Posted by tke857
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Posted by Srbtiger06
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Saddleback
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
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Posted by Burlee
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:05 am to
Tumi. /thread
Posted by Solicitor
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Posted by malvin
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Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted by shotcaller1
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:09 am to
Anything from the Tumi arrive line.

I have the midsize one. I don't see myself using anything else in the future.

If you're thinking of getting the slim one, definitely go and put your hands on it first. It's really thin.
Posted by DGauTigers
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Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:10 am to
Be careful, anything over the top and you look like a doucher.

I have a black canvas briefcase from Landsend that I got in 1995. Its faded and beat up (like the owner) but still solid and not pretentious.
Posted by shawnlsu
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:11 am to
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:12 am to
quote:

hard case


Yes

quote:

soft case 


No

quote:

rolling


No

quote:

shoulder strap


No

quote:

leather


Yes
Posted by Malik Agar
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:12 am to
It shows you mean business.


Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:13 am to
People still carry briefcases? Figured they were all just laptop bags at this point.
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:18 am to
quote:

People still carry briefcases? Figured they were all just laptop bags at this point.






We were getting ready to fed ex about two inches of medical records to a defense firm in Chicago and they emailed back that they were a paperless firm and sent us a drop box.
Posted by lsujro
north of the wall
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 9:22 am to
if you will be doing courtroom work, you will need a different kind of bag than you would want to carry on a daily basis. check amazon for "attorney briefcase." the big rolling bags are what most attorneys carry for serious cases. you should get a nice soft leather or canvas briefcase for day to day use. i like a filson. orvis makes a nice leather briefcase. saddleback makes good ones. i would avoid getting anything too flashy at this stage of your career.
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