Listserves

The answer: as usual, it depends.

Who doesn't love a good "reply all" scandal?

Racist meme was a problem, but the apology was accepted.

Technology columnist Jeff Bennion walks you through some great new tools to foster collaboration and to help you be more organized in the new year.

NYU Law's listserv lights up with another tale of thievery -- this time with a fire safety warning.

It's a tactic fraught with peril, as small-firm columnist Shannon Achimalbe warns.

Yet another law school needs assistance learning proper listserv etiquette.

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

This is supposed to be a forum for attorneys to discuss the common issues they face, not a forum to trade insults.

A prosecutor brings his dog into the office on the weekend. An amusing email exchange ensues.

It turns out that his accuser wasn't exactly a paragon of fashion virtue.

Which law school was host to this vicious snack thievery?

A nasty war of words erupts over whether students can use the gym over the summer. In academia, fights are so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

Emergency exits should really only be used in emergencies.

The pineapple mafia is tight.

Law student has a nutty over people eating in class.

Here's the craziness that happens when lawyers encounter unwanted listserv emails...

3Ls fight their law school for the right to a bartering economy.

What are the rules for when deans email in secret?

* Is Justice Ginsburg, our favorite judicial diva, foiling her own jurisprudential legacy by refusing to retire from the Supreme Court before another president takes office? [Daily Beast]

* Year-over-year, there’s been a double-digit drop in demand for legal services, so now is a great time to start speculating about which firm will be the next to conduct layoffs. [Am Law Daily]

* Don’t despair, the results of the Am Law Midlevel Survey are out, and associates are more satisfied than ever — except for the women. They’re “leaning out,” so to speak. [Am Law Daily]

* New York City (d/b/a Mayor Michael Bloomberg) wants Judge Shira Scheindlin to stay her stop-and-frisk rulings pending appeal, because racial profiling is an effective crime fighting tool. [New York Law Journal]

* If you want to know why law school is three years long instead of two, it’s because back in the day, the T14s of the world were convinced it’d “stop the proles from sullying the image of the bar.” [The Economist]

* In an effort to keep law school deans’ listserv drama and email scandals to a minimum, the American Bar Association just doled out some rules to keep their ivory tower talk in check. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]

* “[I]f I die because of this, my life will have been worthwhile.” The HSBC whistleblower is willing to face death to talk about big banks’ alleged money laundering — and to see Marni Halasa. [Huffington Post]