Emails
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Biglaw, Email Scandals, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Hair, Masturbation, Rudeness
A Clifford Chance Senior Associate Begs a Colleague to Stop Masturbating to Him Via 'Reply All'
A senior associate at Clifford Chance uses the reply-all email function to send an angry, masturbatory message to his coworkers... -
Biglaw, Document Review, Email Scandals, Goldman Sachs, Screw-Ups, Technology
Which Biglaw Firm Accidentally Released Embarrassing, Unredacted Documents About Goldman Sachs?
A Biglaw firm accidentally released an unredacted version of documents it had previously spent lots of time and money intentionally trying to keep sealed. Oops! - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Blind Item, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs
Biglaw Blind Item: How Dewey Feel When Other Firms Make Jokes?
Now other firms are making jokes at Dewey's expense. Is Dewey's possible demise a laughing matter?
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In-House Counsel, Legal Ethics
House Rules: Privileged Correspondence
In-house columnist David Mowry has a disclaimer below his email signature stating that the correspondence is attorney-client privileged, and so on. But is it really? -
Email Scandals, Law Schools, listserv, Rudeness
U. Chicago Law School Listserv War: 'How Embarrassing' for Everyone Involved
Some University of Chicago law students get a little testy on the school listserv... -
Allen & Overy, Biglaw, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: 'Litigation Highlights!' And Law Firm 'Annual Reviews'
An in-house lawyer receives an e-mail from a law firm with the subject line, "Litigation Highlights!" Does she pop it open? Probably not; it sounds like an advertisement. Is there a subject line that stands a better chance of success? -
Advertising, Career Center, Email Scandals, Shameless Plugs, Technology, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Four Bad Work Habits You Should Break
If your job is wearing you out, or you just plain hate it, have you ever considered that you may be contributing to the problem? Lateral Link has come up with four bad office practices that are detrimental to your career. Find out if you’re guilty of any of these bad work habits, and how […] -
Alston & Bird, Anthony Kennedy, Biglaw, California, Email Scandals, Health Care / Medicine, John Roberts, Law Schools, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 03.12.12
* Two weeks from today, the Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments on the Obamacare case. Everyone thinks Justice Kennedy’s vote will swing the Court, but Chief Justice Roberts isn’t about to let him steal his sunshine. [New York Times]
* Montana’s Chief Judge stands accused of sending a racist email, but he once counseled law students about the dangers of email. It seems like the man can’t follow his own advice… and that’s some major Cebulls**t! [Billings Gazette]
* Gaming post-graduation employment statistics: the Columbia Law School and NYU Law edition. It looks like it might be time to fire up the Strauss/Anziska machine for the top tier of our nation’s law schools. [New York Post]
* Greenberg Traurig and Alston & Bird think people care about their new, multimillion dollar rental agreements in Los Angeles. No one cares. They just want to know where the spring bonuses are. [Los Angeles Times]
* But speaking of Alston & Bird, some Floridians are complaining about the firm’s bill. $475 an hour for four partners and associates? You really need to stop, because you’re getting the deal of the century. [The Ledger]
* James Humphreys — with a P-H! — donated $1M to GW School of Law so more students can receive scholarships. Maybe one of our favorite Wall Street Occupiers will get one? [National Law Journal]
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Biglaw, Email Scandals, Hotties, Partner Issues, Rudeness, Screw-Ups, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Sex, Sexism
A Quinn Emanuel Partner's Lecherous 'Reply All'
A Quinn Emanuel partner recently sent a "reply all" email that was, er, not very politically correct. What on earth did he write (to the entire New York office)? -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Barack Obama, Election 2012, Email Scandals, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Minority Issues, Politics, Racism
Richard Cebull Day Two: Time for the Cebullsh** Apology
Chief Judge Richard Cebull of Montana, the judge who sent around a racist and sexist email about Barack Obama and the president's dead mother, has started the "damage control" process that will never really end. What steps has he taken to address the situation? -
Barack Obama, Election 2012, Email Scandals, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Politics, Racism, Rudeness
Judge of the Day: Montana Chief Judge Forwards Racially Charged Joke About Obama
The chief judge for the District of Montana sent around a racially charged joke about President Obama. Was the joke offensive? You be the judge. -
Barack Obama, Billable Hours, Email Scandals, Federal Judges, Non-Sequiturs, Racism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 02.29.12
* Now prison inmates will literally be able to listen to the jailhouse rock. Dancing to it is a different issue. [USA Today] * Why do students surf the web in class instead of taking notes? Probably because their professors are boring. [Legal Skills Prof Blog] * The current Supreme Court justices have less time […] -
Clarence Thomas, Department of Justice, Election 2012, Morning Docket, Politics, Privacy, Technology
Morning Docket: 02.28.12
* Justice Clarence Thomas for president? Hey, it could happen. Lat and Kash’s 2010 proposal is getting a second look. [Daily Beast]
* Speaking of presidents, the Arizona and Michigan primary elections are today. I know folks on the coast often don’t pay too much attention to those middle-of-the-country states, but it will be interesting to see what the Illegal Immigration State and Crippled American Auto State have to say about our ragtag bunch of Republican presidential candidates. [New York Times]
* Emails published yesterday by Wikileaks appear to show that Pakistani military intelligence knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding in the months before Seal Team Six raided his garrison and killed him. I hope Wikileaks has juicier material in the pipeline? [Telegraph]
* Congratulations to Tony West, who will become acting associate attorney general, the No. 3 post in the Justice Department. [Chicago Tribune]
* Interesting report on tensions between the White House and the NSA, which has tried to get permission to monitor private web activity, perhaps at the expense of privacy. But Google knows everything you do on your computer, so why shouldn’t the government? [Washington Post]
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Law Professors, Law Schools, UNC Law
UNC Law Prof Sends a 'Rather Embarrassing' Request, Asks Former Students to Help His Online Rating
It's not every day that a torts professor sends his former students a “rather embarrassing request” to repair his online reputation. It's also certainly not every day that the students respond en masse... -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Facebook
What's Next for Paul Ceglia's Facebook Suit? Secret Email Addresses and a Possible Winklevoss Connection
Paul Ceglia‘s war with Facebook is the ridiculous lawsuit gift that just keeps on giving. We have covered the inveterate scam artist’s losing court battle for an ownership stake in Facebook time and time again. We can’t help it, because the stuff still being disclosed continues to be so absurd. Last time we mentioned the […] -
Drinking, Email Scandals, Letter from London, Sex, Sex Scandals, Travel / Vacation, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Letter from London: Shearman Lawyer in 'Spit-Roast' Email Shame
It was just another day at Shearman & Sterling. Daniel England, a British trainee lawyer based at the firm's Singapore office, took a break from whatever thrilling piece of work he was doing to email his friends about their forthcoming vacation in Dubai. Being a rules-obsessed lawyer, he included a list of "do’s and don’ts" for the group -- two of whom work in London's financial district, the City -- to follow on the trip. A few days later, the poor fellow found the email plastered across the British press.... -
Law Professors, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: We Take Tips By Text, Too (646-820-8477)
In preparing for this august occasion, I asked one of my colleagues, a veteran of these events, ‘What is one supposed to say at the Midway Dinner?’ This colleague proposed three main themes: first, encourage the students to enjoy the rest of law school; second, encourage the students to take classes ‘across the midway,’ in […] -
Junk Email / Spam, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Use Your Spam Sense
Every time Valerie Katz gets an email, she gets really excited. The idea that some of her readers want to reach out and share ideas is overwhelming. Lately, the emails have taken a turn for the worse. The last email she received read like this (or a close approximation because she deleted it upon receipt for fear of catching something): SPAM. She knows enough not to respond to spam emails. Some other people -- specifically, small firm attorneys -- do not. So, she am offering them some advice.... -
California, Internal Memos, Ridiculousness
San Francisco Firm Sends Awesome Officewide 'Restroom Etiquette' Email
The San Francisco branch of a national law firm delivered an office-wide email concerning “restroom etiquette.” The email is hilarious, and if nothing else, impressively thorough. They thought of everything. The missive covered tips for masking awkward bathroom noises, suggestions for choosing a urinal, and an emphasis on the ways bathroom behavior can affect your professional reputation. Let's see which firm has (toilet) water on the brain.... -
Email Scandals, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Politics, Prostitution, Religion, Rudeness, Women's Issues
A Contraception Controversy -- and an ATL Debate
Getting upset over inadequate access to contraception is one thing. What about getting upset -- at a Catholic law school, mind you -- over a discussion of birth control? Can you imagine what kind of comments about contraception could cause a law school community to get all riled up? Let's look at -- and argue about -- the email that caused students at one top-ranked Catholic law school to get their diaphragms all scrunched up proverbial panties in a wad. Even the dean had to get involved....