Law Students

Whos Cuddly Now Law Firms
If the New York Times is reporting it, it must be true (right?) - law firms are apparently becoming kinder and gentler.  Will this lead to a mass exodus from corporate law departments? IN the last two decades, as working schedules became flexible, and even accounting firms, of all places, embraced the mantra of [...

Job market looking bleak for "firmies"
For my classmates who are looking to work in big firms after graduation, things aren't looking so good this year. Only one or two local firms were on the 3L OCI list. That means that these people might actually have to use their brains, and come up with a list of firms and addresses to send *gasp* snail mail resumes and cover letters to...

When you send an RFP, lay out clearly the format in which you want the responses
An RFP sent to ten or more law firms generates lengthy and detailed responses. If firms can reply as they see fit, your evaluation team will have a hard time picking out of the mass the comparable answers...

Lawyer E-mail Addresses
I'm bothered when lawyers or law firms do not include e-mail contact information on their letterheads or anywhere where I can find it. It's not efficient.For example, today I needed a property inspection report from another attorney so instead of shooting him a quick e-mail and getting it returned to me...

7 steps to becoming an e-mail pro
E-mail is perhaps the most-used means of communication in today’s law firms. It’s the only contact some people ever have with us. Yet too many people — legal staff included — don’t seem to take e-mail seriously as a communication medium...

Mass. Appellate Court Upholds E-Mail Settlement

Explicit E-Mail
Adult website fined $413,000 in explicit e-mail matter.

Whole Foods
And Other Firms Sued by California Attorney General,

Daniel V. Leccese Sr.
$250,000 fine for felony mail fraud.

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.

Automated Calls
Voice Mail Broadcasting Corp. pays $180,000 FTC settlement for telemarketing violations.