Rejection Letters

Ouch, this one stings.

When they really, really, REALLY don't want you...

This is absolutely awful.

Here's an example of what NOT to do when sending out rejection letters.

It'll cost you around $5 to find out you didn't get the job.

If a rejection letter does not contain the typical turndown template, then a response might be worth a shot.

What does the ideal rejection letter look like?

When is this federal appellate judge stepping down, and what will he do next?

* Congratulations to A&L Goodbody partner Cian McCourt on becoming a father after his wife gave birth on the sidewalk at 68th Street and 3rd Avenue. [BBC News] * A class action alleging that hotel price gouging led to a broken tooth. What? [Lowering the Bar] * Remember the “you’re not good enough” rejection letter? Well, now you can express your feelings about it with this poll. [Althouse] * A comprehensive survey to the access to justice available to the average America. Spoiler alert: Not a lot. [National Center for Access to Justice] * Florida-sized corruption allegations. [South Florida Lawyers] * Is law school a Veblen good? [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * Dan Patrick (the Texas Republican, not the famous anchor) told all his Twitter followers the true definition of marriage: “ONE MAN & ONE MAN.” Sorry, lesbians. [Slate]

The clerkship competition is a lot stiffer these days...

Getting rejected from law school can be traumatizing. Don't get mad, get even.

How badly do you want to go to law school? Badly enough to ruin your future admission prospects?

Here are two examples of what NOT to do when sending out rejection letters.

Because it stings just a little more when a firm sends a rejection letter to "Mr. [INSERT NAME HERE]."

Here's a Biglaw rejection letter that was so ridden with typos that a tipster felt the need to send it to us.

Yes, evil Barack Obama and his policies have caused another employer to "go Galt" and stop hiring...

Federal judges still know how to send rejection letters -- letters that say you are just not good enough...

Why is it so hard for employers to even send rejection letters to job applicants?

Should a law firm try to market itself to job applicants it has just rejected? Maybe not -- some rejected job-seekers can be pretty sensitive.

Say this for lawyers: they get around to things. Sure, the process might take a while, much longer than one would reasonably expect. But at the end of the day, lawyers do their paperwork. Apparently, somebody at Squire Sanders in the U.K. has been catching up on old emails. Really old emails. Like, job application […]