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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...
Learning Disabled Lilac Locale
  08/14/26
A scholar is never truly away from the law
Fishy aromatic base dog poop
  08/14/26
as far as our clients can know
Learning Disabled Lilac Locale
  08/14/26
If your plane is about to crash, then after you enter your t...
Fishy aromatic base dog poop
  08/14/26
...
Cyan Vigorous Filthpig
  08/14/26
...
cobalt brunch
  08/14/26
just hit Send right before the plane crashes
Mint Pontificating Hall Messiness
  08/14/26
I am currently out of the office roaming the umbral plains o...
slimy razzle corner
  08/14/26
...
talented ruddy skinny woman nursing home
  08/14/26
...
cobalt brunch
  08/14/26
out the firm
High-end plaza goal in life
  08/14/26
Being on vacation or leave for any reason should be banned ...
rambunctious turdskin telephone
  08/14/26
It’s all true. Partners, “Partners”, Of Co...
Garnet pungent spot
  08/14/26
*Ofs Counsel
slimy razzle corner
  08/14/26
But here is the thing: Attorneys are--on rare occassion--awa...
Learning Disabled Lilac Locale
  08/14/26
I literally had to have this fight with boss to allow my und...
Garnet pungent spot
  08/14/26
The "them" refers to the underlings, right?
Learning Disabled Lilac Locale
  08/14/26
Not as much as he hates OOO messages.
Garnet pungent spot
  08/14/26


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Date: August 14th, 2026 1:13 PM
Author: Learning Disabled Lilac 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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50067843)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 1:37 PM
Author: Fishy aromatic base dog poop

A scholar is never truly away from the law

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50067902)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 1:40 PM
Author: Learning Disabled Lilac Locale

as far as our clients can know

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50067907)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 1:42 PM
Author: Fishy aromatic base dog poop

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50067909)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:07 PM
Author: Cyan Vigorous Filthpig



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50067959)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:27 PM
Author: cobalt brunch



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068005)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:40 PM
Author: Mint Pontificating Hall Messiness

just hit Send right before the plane crashes

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068034)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:54 PM
Author: slimy razzle corner

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068071)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 4:17 PM
Author: talented ruddy skinny woman nursing home



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068353)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:26 PM
Author: cobalt brunch



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068004)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:10 PM
Author: High-end plaza goal in life

out the firm

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50067969)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:15 PM
Author: rambunctious turdskin telephone

Being on vacation or leave for any reason should be banned

The practice of law requires 24/7 attention

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50067981)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:41 PM
Author: Garnet pungent spot

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068039)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 2:57 PM
Author: slimy razzle corner

*Ofs Counsel

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068076)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 3:58 PM
Author: Learning Disabled Lilac 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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068280)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 4:02 PM
Author: Garnet pungent spot

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068291)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 4:03 PM
Author: Learning Disabled Lilac Locale

The "them" refers to the underlings, right?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068298)



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Date: August 14th, 2026 4:14 PM
Author: Garnet pungent spot

Not as much as he hates OOO messages.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5893100&forum_id=2#50068350)