{"product_id":"leather-portfolio-with-binder-joy-in-the-morning","title":"Joy in the Morning — Leather Binder Portfolio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy in the Morning\u003c\/strong\u003e is a zippered leather portfolio with a document binder at its spine — for the lawyer who wants the exhibits clipped in order before walking into the room, not loose in a folder hoping for the best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFull-grain, vegetable-tanned Italian cowhide (Vachetta), hand-dyed by the maker\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFour-ring binder mechanism — punched documents mount in fixed order and turn like pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHolds A4 and US letter-size paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eZip closure; easy-carry top handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInterior sized for a tablet; multiple pen loops and card slots; double-width slip pocket\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeather-and-textile lined interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e10.2 × 1.6 × 13.4 in · 2.0 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShips in the maker's gift box\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBlack · Made in Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe binder is the entire argument. A zip portfolio carries documents; a binder portfolio keeps them in an order you chose the night before — deposition exhibits, the closing checklist, the client's signature set — and lets you open the rings and hand one page across the table without disturbing the rest. It is the difference between carrying paper and having organized it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne specification worth knowing: the rings are \u003cstrong\u003efour\u003c\/strong\u003e, on European spacing, rather than the usual American three, and pages punched with a standard American three-hole punch will not mount. Four is the better mechanism for what a practice files. Four points of purchase across the same page edge put less load on each hole, and an exhibit set pulled, passed down a table and re-filed a dozen times tears out of four rings far later than out of three. A4 pre-punched sheets mount straight in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe name is the maker's, and follows their habit of naming pieces after books. Two novels carry this title — P.G. Wodehouse's 1946 Jeeves comedy, and Betty Smith's 1963 story of a young woman married to a first-year law student. Time Resistance doesn't say which they meant. Both borrowed the phrase from the same Psalm, so perhaps it doesn't matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe binder is the reason to choose this piece. For a zip portfolio without rings, see \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-portfolio\"\u003eThe Docket\u003c\/a\u003e. For the slim, snap-closed case built around a legal pad, see \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-padfolio\"\u003eThe Brief\u003c\/a\u003e — or read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-guide\/padfolio-or-portfolio\"\u003ePadfolio, or Portfolio?\u003c\/a\u003e when deciding between the formats. For a work bag it travels inside, see \u003ca href=\"\/products\/womens-leather-tote-bag-work-bag-shirley\"\u003eShirley\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill my punched exhibits mount?\u003c\/strong\u003e Only if they are punched to four holes. The rings are four rather than the usual American three, so a standard US three-hole punch will not line up. A4 pre-punched sheets mount straight in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it take US letter, or only A4?\u003c\/strong\u003e Both. The binder holds A4 and US letter-size paper alike, so an American filing and a European one sit in the same rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it carry a tablet as well as paper?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. The interior is sized for a tablet, with multiple pen loops, card slots and a double-width slip pocket alongside the rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy a binder rather than a zip portfolio?\u003c\/strong\u003e Because a zip portfolio carries documents and a binder keeps them in an order you chose the night before. If the order does not matter, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-portfolio\"\u003eThe Docket\u003c\/a\u003e is lighter and simpler. We argue the formats in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-guide\/padfolio-or-portfolio\"\u003ePadfolio, or Portfolio?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow heavy is it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Two pounds empty, at 10.2 by 13.4 inches and 1.6 inches thick. It is a case you carry to a room and set down, not one you hold for an afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarrister \u0026amp; Bespoke Curated Collection — hand-selected from Time Resistance, for its craftsmanship and fit within our world. Curated pieces carry their maker's own identity rather than ours; our house collection, designed and branded exclusively for Barrister \u0026amp; Bespoke, is marked separately throughout the shop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty.\u003c\/strong\u003e This Product carries Time Resistance's lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects, remedied by repair, and Barrister \u0026amp; Bespoke's own Thirty-Day Assurance for the first thirty days after delivery. Full terms, including how to make a claim, are stated in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/warranty-policy\"\u003eWarranty Policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Time Resistance","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":51558806061371,"sku":"5246401","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/8153\/4523\/files\/298157aa1f50f4bdc66a937ffd13ee3da02dd2367c11dd14f9de13b35c351cb6.jpg?v=1786672415","url":"https:\/\/www.barristerandbespoke.com\/products\/leather-portfolio-with-binder-joy-in-the-morning","provider":"Barrister \u0026 Bespoke","version":"1.0","type":"link"}