Emails
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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? -
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?
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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. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Where Are The Biglaw Bonuses? Associate Bonus Watch, Day 4
One major firm changes its bonus policy -- for the better. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Where Are The Biglaw Bonuses? Associate Bonus Watch, Day 3
The delay bodes well for Biglaw bonuses, and here's why. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Where Are The Biglaw Bonuses? Associate Bonus Watch, Day 2
Sign up for ATL's bonus alerts, which will alert you by email each time bonus news breaks. -
Technology
Why Collaboration Tools Are Going To Play A Large Role In Law Offices
The way we work in the office is rapidly evolving -- so the way our office is run should evolve also, according to legal technology columnist Jeff Bennion. - Sponsored
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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, 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. -
Small Law Firms
ABA Listserv Devolves Into Racist Insults
This is supposed to be a forum for attorneys to discuss the common issues they face, not a forum to trade insults.
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The Ethical use of Generative AI
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Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
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Email Scandals
Lawyers: Don't Make Domestic Violence Jokes In Your Emails
Don't make excuses for lapses in professionalism. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.27.15
* Should town clerks opposed to gay marriage be required to issue licenses to all couples? The Sixth Circuit says…. [How Appealing]
* John H. Ray III, the African American ex-associate at Ropes & Gray who claimed the elite firm discriminated against him, loses in court again, this time before the First Circuit. [National Law Journal]
* Vester Lee Flanagan aka Bryce Williams, the Virginia television broadcaster who killed two colleagues on-air before killing himself, was also no stranger to the legal system: he filed multiple lawsuits alleging racial discrimination. [New York Times]
* Why are in-house lawyers more likely than their non-attorney corporate colleagues to fall for phishing emails? [ABA Journal]
* Dewey know when the prosecution will rest in this seemingly endless trial? Probably today. [Wall Street Journal]
* State judges get nasty with each other in Oregon. [Oregonian]
* Federal judges around the country are advocating for a second look at how defendants get sentenced. [New York Times]
* The Dilly in Philly: Paul Clement v. Ted Olson. [Am Law Litigation Daily]
* A T14 law graduate turned “traveling artist” gets charged with criminal sexual assault in Chicago. [Chicago Tribune]
* Speaking of sexual assault laws, Emily Bazelon explains how the St. Paul’s Rape Case shows why these laws must change. [New York Times]
* Update: convicted Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes didn’t get just a life sentence, but 12 life sentences — plus 3,318 years on top of that. [CNN]
* Linda Hirshman, author of the forthcoming book Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World (affiliate link), explains how Justices O’Connor, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor brought wisdom to SCOTUS (but where’s the love for Justice Kagan?). [Slate via How Appealing]
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Biglaw
Associates At This Biglaw Firm Are Under Direct Orders Not To Say 'Thank You'
Which Biglaw firm has given its associates "permission to be discouteous [sic]"? -
Privacy, Technology
Who Owns Your Email? An Interview With Brad Smith, General Counsel Of Microsoft
A conversation between Microsoft GC Brad Smith and technology columnist Jeff Bennion about a Second Circuit case with important implications for data privacy. -
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. -
Technology
A New Way To Work Old Email?
How does Big Blue's new cloud-based email service, IBM Verse, compare to Gmail and the Microsoft offerings? -
Privacy, Sponsored Content, Technology
Technology & Law: Can U.S. Law Enforcement Virtually Break Into Foreign Data Centers?
This case has major implications for technology, data privacy, cloud computing, international relations, U.S. business interests, and media, so it deserves close attention.