Lawyers ‘in Love With MoFo’ Among those at Big Firms on Facebook
Big law firms may be Facebook Luddites, but their lawyers are using the social networking site.
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle was in the news last month for using Facebook as a recruiting tool. It’s believed to be the first big firm to do so, but it’s not the only firm represented on Facebook, the Daily Journal reports (sub. req.).
Several lawyers at big law firms have Facebook groups that are independent of firm leadership, the publication says. Some groups are more akin to fan clubs.
One group for Morrison & Foerster lawyers asserts, “I’m in love with MoFo!” Other groups are for current and summer associates at Sidley Austin, O’Melveny & Myers and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, the story says.
Nicole Black, an attorney in Rochester, N.Y., who writes about law and technology, told the publication that more law firms should follow the lead of Curtis Mallet-Prevost. “BigLaw just doesn’t get it,” she said. “They don’t understand Generation Y, and they don’t embrace technology.”
