Email Etiquette
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Small Law FirmsLaw Firm Partner Flames Out After Wild 'Disturbing' And 'Misogynistic' Email
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Legal Operations5 Things To Consider Before Sending That Email
It makes sense for legal operations people to consider a few basic and practical rules for email etiquette.
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Technology
Life After Evolve Law: Professional Ghosting And More
How hard is it to manage your email with respect for the people writing you? -
In-House CounselWhy Are You Pestering Me?
Advice from in-house counsel Mark Herrmann on how to avoid wasting senior executives' time over email. -
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Email ScandalsGoldman Sachs Will No Longer Tolerate Filthy Talk On Company Emails
Watch your mouth on company email. 
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Non-SequitursNon-Sequiturs: 03.31.16
* The essential questions every in-house counsel should ask before they pick a law firm. [Forbes]
* Donald Trump’s comments advocating punishment for women who have abortions have been turned into an attack ad. That didn’t take much time at all. [The Hill]
* Read up on the lawsuit filed by the US Women’s National Team filed against US Soccer alleging discriminatory wage practices. [Huffington Post]
* What are the best practices for answering emails when you are at home? [Corporette]
* Another reason to not have lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices. [Medium]
* Yup, this is real: Missouri lawmakers made quite the mistake. [Gawker]
* Are you preparing mentally for the possibility of a brokered convention? Then read up on the last person to emerge as the candidate from a brokered convention to win the presidency. [Slate]
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Biglaw, Lateral MovesLawyer Writes Epic Departure Memo... Actually Seems Happy?
Woah, this lawyer actually seems sad to leave his job. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.14.15
* What is the best way to construct your Out Of Office message? And by “best” I mean “least likely to force you to respond to an email mid-Midnight Mass.” [Daily Lawyer Tips]
* When you confess to mass murders on the radio — even ones that are 40+ years old — you can expect some consequences. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Yup, female attorneys are still dinged for caring about fashion, as Ariel Colangelo explains. [Racked]
* How can you measure the health of your practice? [Attorney at Work]
* Color me not surprised at all — Ohio Attorney General tries to stir up a new Planned Parenthood scandal. [Slate]
* Reminder: the deadline for our Law Firm Holiday Card Contest is almost here! [Above the Law]
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Law Schools
NYU Law School Needs Our Help, We Oblige
Yet another law school needs assistance learning proper listserv etiquette. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.08.15
* Even Bill Cosby cannot escape the power and force of the American judicial system. [Gawker]
* A #tbt look at a bygone era when people took honest-to-goodness lunch breaks. [Slate]
* Let the fanfic commence! Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tells of the time Justice Scalia serenaded her. [Huffington Post]
* More people pile on Mary Jo White. [Above the Law]
* A primer on the legal issues that will dominate the next year. [Pacific Standard]
* The British legal system is going to war over offensive tweets. [Overlawyered]
* The closing you use at the end of your email can say a lot about you. [Daily Lawyer Tips]
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Email Scandals, Technology
6 Annoying Types Of Posts On Lawyer Listservs
Lawyer listservs are a wonderful resource. Please don't ruin them by posting inappropriate topics. -
In-House Counsel
The Road Not Taken: Use Your Words
Confusion is a roadblock to productivity, and as lawyers, we have no excuse for sending communications that cannot be understood by the recipient.
