What, like it’s hard?
Immigration attorney Kathleen Martinez said she was told to dress “conservatively” to be “taken seriously” by her previous, all-male bosses.
Now, she’s started her own firm and stolen their clients.
According to a now-viral TikTok, that’s so far racked up 4.3 million views, Martinez explained how she got the ultimate revenge on her former bosses by founding her all-female — and very pink — law firm that “stole” their clients.
Martinez said she grew tired of working for men who made her dress “conservatively” so she was taken seriously. TikTok/attorneymartinez“Working for male attorneys who told me to dress conservatively so I could be taken seriously,” the text on the clip read as past photos of Martinez played on the screen.
“So I started my own firm with a pink brand and took stole their clients in the process,” she added.
The embodiment of Elle Woods IRL, Martinez showed her entirely female “empowered” firm clad in bright pink heels, skirts and jackets, saying she was tired of being put “in a box” by male colleagues.
“You must always have faith in people; and most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself,” Martinez wrote on a TikTok to the tune of “Perfect Day,” which was used in the “Legally Blonde” film.
Seemingly like the real-life Elle Woods from “Legally Blonde,” Martinez flaunts her all-pink ensemble as her signature look. TikTok/attorneymartinezLocated in Dallas, Martinez Immigration was founded to “help immigrants gain legal status at an affordable cost” and “help unite families easily and effectively,” according to the firm’s website, which stays on-theme with touches of pink.
“Literally Elle Woods,” commented one user.
“I am obsessed with this,” praised another.
“AND you’re an immigration attorney? You go girl!” cheered one viewer.
Martinez began her all-female law firm in Dallas, where she practices immigration law. TikTok/attorneymartinezThe attorney also takes to TikTok to explain immigration laws — like how to get a green card and information about DACA — and even participate in a trend or two.
“Unpopular opinion: your attorney needs to be a narcissist, egotistical psychopath because we will stop at nothing to win and that is an addiction humble people do not have,” she wrote on another clip as she buttoned her bright pink jacket.
The clip comes after Martinez shared other stories of sexism in her field of work, including when a judicial clerk apparently said her hair wasn’t “lawyerly.”
While she’s received sexist remarks in the law world, TikTok has been nothing but positive.
“Thank you for being an example for us! Keep fighting and onward girls!” wrote another user.
“As a lady cop, I’ve noticed that the men are way too focused on female grooming standards even though it doesn’t affect them,” noted another viewer.
“I would 100% pick y’all from a client standpoint,” applauded someone else. “Ain’t nothing like a strong woman IN PINK.”
