The dangers of reply all
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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. - Sponsored
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Email Scandals, Gay, Law Schools
3L At Top Law School Writes 'Derogatory' Anti-Gay Email, Hits 'Reply All'
Bigotry on open display thanks to a "reply all" mishap.
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Email Scandals, Gay, Gay Marriage, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Religion
Is Walter Kubitz The Greatest Lawyer Of All Time?
Becker & Poliakoff issues yet another statement about how they won't fire a homophobe. -
Email Scandals, Gay, Gay Marriage, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Quote of the Day
Umm... We're Gonna Need Some More Diversity Scholarships
And now, time for some damage control. -
Email Scandals, Gay, Gay Marriage, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Religion
Senior Lawyer Unleashes 'Old School' Homophobic Rant, Hits 'Reply All'
"Reply all" hate speech like it's 1982. -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Rudeness
Another Biglaw Partner's 'Reply All' Misadventure
Is this partner's firm-wide email message funny, or offensive, or both, or neither? -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Reader Polls, Rudeness, Ted Frank
In Defense Of The Kirkland Partner's Controversial Email
People come to the defense of an email message they view as both hilarious and necessary. - Sponsored
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
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Biglaw, Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Rudeness
Did This Biglaw Partner Act Like A Big Tool? Let's Discuss
Is this partner's firm-wide email awful, or entertaining, or both? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law School Deans, Law Schools, listserv
The Secret Law Dean Rules For Participating On The Deans' Listserv
What are the rules for when deans email in secret? -
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, 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)? -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups
MoFo Partner Offers Cautionary Tale in Use of 'Reply All'
A partner at Morrison & Foerster accidentally "replied all" to an email on which "List/Attorney/All" was cc'd. Emails sent to "List/Attorney/All" go out to all 1,000-plus MoFo lawyers around the world. What the partner wrote in the email was probably not something that should have been shared with the rest of the firm....
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Biglaw, Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups
Skadden Partner Accidentally Emails Confidential Evaluations to Entire Department
Those of you who have been in the legal profession long enough remember the tale of Jonas Blank. While working as a summer associate at Skadden, he inadvertently sent an irreverent email, intended for a single friend, to the firm’s entire underwriting group (partners included). Whoops. But the firm was forgiving of young Jonas. He […] -
Email Scandals, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Screw-Ups
The Perils of 'Reply All'Villanova Law Dean: 'The internet really is a type of hell!'
Last week, we wrote about Villanova University School of Law running out of work-study funds. Over the weekend, we received several copies of an interesting follow-up email — one that went to every 1L and 2L at Villanova, as well as every dean. Some background, from a tipster: This email is sent as-is, with typos […]