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New Big Law policy: No Out of Office emails for Partners, "Partners," & Counsel

Big Law firm just announced a new policy effecitve immediate...
Rough-skinned Costumed Doctorate Locale
  08/14/26
A scholar is never truly away from the law
Cobalt Selfie
  08/14/26
as far as our clients can know
Rough-skinned Costumed Doctorate Locale
  08/14/26
If your plane is about to crash, then after you enter your t...
Cobalt Selfie
  08/14/26
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multi-colored useless lay
  08/14/26
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Cowardly skinny woman
  08/14/26
just hit Send right before the plane crashes
Charismatic principal's office mexican
  08/14/26
I am currently out of the office roaming the umbral plains o...
swashbuckling harsh shrine kitty
  08/14/26
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Opaque Shivering Church
  08/14/26
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Cowardly skinny woman
  08/14/26
out the firm
effete bat-shit-crazy orchestra pit
  08/14/26
Being on vacation or leave for any reason should be banned ...
Curious abode
  08/14/26
It’s all true. Partners, “Partners”, Of Co...
Glittery iridescent weed whacker house
  08/14/26
*Ofs Counsel
swashbuckling harsh shrine kitty
  08/14/26
But here is the thing: Attorneys are--on rare occassion--awa...
Rough-skinned Costumed Doctorate Locale
  08/14/26
I literally had to have this fight with boss to allow my und...
Glittery iridescent weed whacker house
  08/14/26
The "them" refers to the underlings, right?
Rough-skinned Costumed Doctorate Locale
  08/14/26
Not as much as he hates OOO messages.
Glittery iridescent weed whacker house
  08/14/26


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Date: August 14th, 2026 1:13 PM
Author: Rough-skinned Costumed Doctorate Locale

Big Law firm just announced a new policy effecitve immediately: Partners, non-equity partners, and Counsel can no longer send automatic email replies outside the firm when out of office. They say it's a bad look. My practice group/speciality has done a great job of covering for each other when one of us is out, so this is causing a lot of consternation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50067843)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 1:37 PM
Author: Cobalt Selfie

A scholar is never truly away from the law

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50067902)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 1:40 PM
Author: Rough-skinned Costumed Doctorate Locale

as far as our clients can know

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50067907)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 1:42 PM
Author: Cobalt Selfie

If your plane is about to crash, then after you enter your time you can put in an OOO. Otherwise there is no excuse.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50067909)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:07 PM
Author: multi-colored useless lay



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50067959)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:27 PM
Author: Cowardly skinny woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50068005)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:40 PM
Author: Charismatic principal's office mexican

just hit Send right before the plane crashes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50068034)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:54 PM
Author: swashbuckling harsh shrine kitty

I am currently out of the office roaming the umbral plains of the netherworld chasing comments on version 8 of the MSA, upon the completion of which I shall be permitted to cross into afterlife and abandon this spectral form which has been forced to pursue the unfinished scholarship of my erstwhile mortal form. For immediate assistance, please email my legal secretary.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50068071)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 4:17 PM
Author: Opaque Shivering Church



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:26 PM
Author: Cowardly skinny woman



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:10 PM
Author: effete bat-shit-crazy orchestra pit

out the firm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50067969)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:15 PM
Author: Curious abode

Being on vacation or leave for any reason should be banned

The practice of law requires 24/7 attention

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50067981)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:41 PM
Author: Glittery iridescent weed whacker house

It’s all true. Partners, “Partners”, Of Counsels — all of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50068039)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:57 PM
Author: swashbuckling harsh shrine kitty

*Ofs Counsel

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50068076)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 3:58 PM
Author: Rough-skinned Costumed Doctorate Locale

But here is the thing: Attorneys are--on rare occassion--away and responding in a matter of hours instead of minutes, and clients might actually want a heads up about that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50068280)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 4:02 PM
Author: Glittery iridescent weed whacker house

I literally had to have this fight with boss to allow my underlings to put up out off office emails. He HATES them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50068291)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 4:03 PM
Author: Rough-skinned Costumed Doctorate Locale

The "them" refers to the underlings, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50068298)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 4:14 PM
Author: Glittery iridescent weed whacker house

Not as much as he hates OOO messages.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310864#50068350)