BlackBerry: A high-tech ball and chain for lawyers

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: December 23, 2005 12:27:44 AM EST
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BlackBerry: A high-tech ball and chain for lawyers

December 22, 2005

Perhaps the lawyers at Burns & Levinson don't know it's nicknamed the
CrackBerry.

That might explain why a partner at the Boston firm recently e-mailed
a stern memo to his department, reminding lawyers that their
BlackBerries -- the ubiquitous and addictive wireless handhelds that
can send e-mail and make phone calls -- should be kept on after
hours, on weekends, and, in the case of ''essential" attorneys,
during vacations.

''They are not just accessories or collectors' items," Brian D.
Bixby, cochairman of the firm's private clients group, wrote in his
memo, which became public after being sent anonymously to
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. ''They are not to be used only when you
feel like sending an e-mail. They are supposed to make you more
accessible for receiving e-mails after hours and on weekends."

...

http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2005/12/22/ 
blackberry_a_high_tech_ball_and_chain_for_lawyers/



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