Email Etiquette

He's no longer at partner at that law firm.

Ugh, this guy.

It makes sense for legal operations people to consider a few basic and practical rules for email etiquette.

Notes to my (legal) self.

How hard is it to manage your email with respect for the people writing you?

Advice from in-house counsel Mark Herrmann on how to avoid wasting senior executives' time over email.

Notes to my (legal) self.

Watch your mouth on company email.

* 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]

Woah, this lawyer actually seems sad to leave his job.

* 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]

Yet another law school needs assistance learning proper listserv etiquette.

* 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]

Lawyer listservs are a wonderful resource. Please don't ruin them by posting inappropriate topics.

Confusion is a roadblock to productivity, and as lawyers, we have no excuse for sending communications that cannot be understood by the recipient.