Email Scandals
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Hillary Clinton, Politics
Hillary Clinton: Criminal Prosecution, Or The Presidency?
It is quite an odd scenario when your 12-month outlook contains the following possibilities: criminal charges and potential imprisonment, or holding the nation's highest office. Such is the fate of Hillary Clinton. -
Legal Ethics, Sex, State Judges
Tearful State Supreme Court Justice Apologizes For 'Porngate' Emails
Justice Michael Eakin is really sorry about his offensive emails. Should that be good enough? - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.22.15
* Getting arrested on federal criminal charges accusing you of conspiring with loathed pharma CEO Martin Shkreli is very stressful — so one can understand why Biglaw partner Evan Greebel needs a Cancun vacation right about now. [USA Today; BloombergBusiness] * Speaking of Evan Greebel, here is a closer look at the charges against him, […]
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Email Scandals, Job Searches
This Is Not The Email You Want To Receive From Your Law Firm
Is this email anything other than a ham-handed way to get associates to start looking for a new job? -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Reminds Lawyers Not To Stink Up The Office In Multicolored, Pictorial Guide
One Biglaw firm is willing to stand up for your right to work without being assaulted by fetid funk. -
Legal Ethics, Sex
A Supreme Court Justice's Offensive, Racy Emails
A cache of offensive emails sent and received by a member of a state's high court remind us how broken this court system really is. -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Technology
A Sensible Solution To The Problem Of Personal Email And Web Browsing At Work
Maybe your firm should look into this approach? -
Email Scandals, Small Law Firms
Why You Shouldn't Wrestle With Pigs
As George Bernard Shaw once noted, "Never wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it." - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Email Scandals, Technology
You Are Already Behind Enemy Lines -- Protecting Yourself From Email Attacks
Tech columnist Jeff Bennion speaks with Mounil Patel of Mimecast about how hackers are trying to get our email -- and what we can do about it. -
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. -
Email Scandals
Lawyers: Don't Make Domestic Violence Jokes In Your Emails
Don't make excuses for lapses in professionalism. -
Email Scandals, Small Law Firms
10 Tips For Dealing With Infuriating Emails (Part II)
Here are some more tips on how to avoid sending emails to colleagues that you you may later come to regret. -
Email Scandals, Small Law Firms
10 Tips For Dealing With Infuriating Emails (Part I)
What tips do you have for managing highly emotional emails? Here's some advice.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Email Scandals, Technology
Email Is One Of The Worst Ways To Communicate In An Office
Tech columnist Jeff Bennion argues that we could communicate more effectively and de-clutter our inboxes if we stop using email as the only method of communication in the office. -
Email Scandals, Pets, Reader Polls, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Prosecutor's Pooch Spawns Epic Email Bitchfest
A prosecutor brings his dog into the office on the weekend. An amusing email exchange ensues. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.01.15
* Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are getting divorced — even she couldn’t stand the thought of him being Batman. Celebrity divorces don’t come cheap, and you know what that must mean: high-powered lawyers and even higher rates for their billable hours! [CNN]
* “[H]ow young would you go…I’d do 5[,] [b]ut 0-12 is hot.” Well, that’s absolutely disgusting. Matthew Gigot, an attorney who does doc review in the D.C. area, was charged in a child pornography case for sexual performance using a minor. [FOX 5 DC]
* The main line of defense as of late in the Dewey trial for the former head honchos of this failed firm is that everyone sends out embarrassing — and potentially incriminating — emails from time to time. We know all abput that here at Above the Law. [WSJ Law Blog]
* “Put down the bong, throw out the vaporizer and lose the rolling papers.” If you’re hoping to land a job at any federal agency any time in the near future, then you better quit your toking as soon as possible, even if it’s legal in your state. [New York Times]
* Here’s some sad news for women who are interested in taking home their apparently delicious and nutritious placentas to feast upon after their children are born in hospitals: it’s only completely legal in three states — Hawaii, Oregon, and Texas. [The Stir]
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Biglaw, Technology
Biglaw Trend Alert: Say Goodbye To Gmail
The list of firms banning personal email at work is growing... when will your firm be on the list? -
Biglaw, Quote of the Day
Biglaw Partner Tells It Like It Is
Think the head of your firm might be reading your emails? Might as well put him on blast. -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Legal Ethics
Biglaw Partner And Associate Destroyed Evidence, Suborned Perjury
What Biglaw firm is in hot water for ordering the destruction of dox? -
Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Partner Doesn't Give A Damn If Associates Freeze To Death
Freeze your asses off or get a new job, associates. The decision is in your ice-cold hands.