Our Site Policy - Blogging at the Blackbook (Redux)

On February 13, we clarified The Blackbook's blogging policy to preemptively ensure that comments received accorded with our mission. As we explained:

While we intend to continue discussing general issues affecting the legal industry, we do not want to include any discussion of specific law firms. It goes without saying, then, that we will not discuss anything about our own legal employment or experiences—this summer and onwards. Additionally, we ask our commenters to speak in generalities when sharing their work experience with the blog (e.g. 500-750 person firm in NY).

In monitoring the site, we have found some deviations from this policy which we have removed. We appreciate the wide reception to our efforts thus far, but intend to keep the discourse intellectual, and on-point at all times.

So, to clarify (again), we will not--to the extent that we talk about the legal market at all--post any information relating to specific firms or the like, nor will we allow such material to remain posted in the comments to our posts.

Additionally, we ask readers to refrain from sending us any information pertaining to specific law firm actions or the like. We will not read, and we will certainly not publish, any such "tips." We do, of course, appreciate the tips we have received recommending article topics. For example, I will be publishing a post later this afternoon regarding law school supplements that was suggested by a reader.

Sorry to be draconian on this point, but we continue to believe it integral to our mission.

Finally, we want to clarify that what we write is based solely on our own opinions, observations and experiences. The opinions expressed on this blog do not--and will not in the future--represent those of anyone else.