What's the Most Bizarre Memo You've Ever Received?
In these times, any BigLaw memo with strong or strange language makes its rounds on the blogosphere. And as a result of this phenomenon, ABAJournal.com readers know that a London partner of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton thinks that out-of-office autoreplies should state the hour that the lawyer is next available; that Curtis Mallet-Prevost is worried that summer might mean chest hair will start peeking from its male lawyers’ shirts; and the managing partner of the New York City office of Morrison & Foerster wishes he could lead associates in jumping jacks at 8 a.m. each morning.
But let’s face it: These are just the memos we’ve heard about. We know that you’ve received messages in your inbox from higher-ups that were eye-popping—either because of what was said or how it was put—that we aren’t aware of. So, without naming names, spill it: What’s the most bizarre memo you’ve ever received?
Answer in the comments below.
Read answers to last week’s question: “Can Offering Work Flexibility Help a Firm’s Bottom Line?”
Featured answer:
Posted by Caroline: “Of course! Considering the success in savings and productivity that other businesses have experienced by reducing required face time at work, there is absolutely no reason to think it wouldn’t work for the legal profession as well. How much time gets wasted commuting, making polite small talk at work, and constant calls and emails? Enough so that someone can be more productive on flextime, and still connect as needed with others in the office. There’s no reason why they shouldn’t be able to bring in business, either, if they’re smart about the way they divide their work from home v. the office.”
