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	<title>Comments on: How not to handle a cold contact e-mail mistake</title>
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		<title>By: bfwebster</title>
		<link>http://bfwa.com/2010/02/03/how-not-to-handle-a-cold-contact-e-mail-mistake/comment-page-2/#comment-147</link>
		<dc:creator>bfwebster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Glass houses, my friend. You’ve probably done more damage to your “career” by the publicity this debacle has garnered than you could possibly have expected.

Good luck in your future endeavors Bruce.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

As promised, it&#039;s now a year later. It&#039;s been a remarkably busy and successful year, and I have multiple active cases even as I type this. The only &quot;fallout&quot; I&#039;ve seen from this post has been a few e-mails from lawyer friends right after the link from &quot;Above the Law&quot; appeared congratulating me for the posting and the link. And, last I heard, the 3L was doing just fine. All&#039;s well, and all that.  ..bruce..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Glass houses, my friend. You’ve probably done more damage to your “career” by the publicity this debacle has garnered than you could possibly have expected.</p>
<p>Good luck in your future endeavors Bruce.</p></blockquote>
<p>As promised, it&#8217;s now a year later. It&#8217;s been a remarkably busy and successful year, and I have multiple active cases even as I type this. The only &#8220;fallout&#8221; I&#8217;ve seen from this post has been a few e-mails from lawyer friends right after the link from &#8220;Above the Law&#8221; appeared congratulating me for the posting and the link. And, last I heard, the 3L was doing just fine. All&#8217;s well, and all that.  ..bruce..</p>
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		<title>By: Networking: Creative Approaches &#171; JETs with J.D.s</title>
		<link>http://bfwa.com/2010/02/03/how-not-to-handle-a-cold-contact-e-mail-mistake/comment-page-2/#comment-144</link>
		<dc:creator>Networking: Creative Approaches &#171; JETs with J.D.s</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 13:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] snarky emails later, the third year walks away with nothing, embarrassed by the experience.  The whole thing is worth a read, but this language from the consulting firm from the tail end of their interaction [...]</description>
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		<title>By: philsimon</title>
		<link>http://bfwa.com/2010/02/03/how-not-to-handle-a-cold-contact-e-mail-mistake/comment-page-2/#comment-141</link>
		<dc:creator>philsimon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bruce

I&#039;m with you.

I&#039;d be lying if I said that I never used &quot;templates&quot; back in the day when applying for W-2 jobs. I&#039;ll also cop to making occasional mistakes. 

Seems like an overreaction from the law student, although kudos to him for the apology.

Phil</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bruce</p>
<p>I&#8217;m with you.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d be lying if I said that I never used &#8220;templates&#8221; back in the day when applying for W-2 jobs. I&#8217;ll also cop to making occasional mistakes. </p>
<p>Seems like an overreaction from the law student, although kudos to him for the apology.</p>
<p>Phil</p>
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		<title>By: Unpretentous Law Student</title>
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		<dc:creator>Unpretentous Law Student</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a night law student, with about 8 years working in law firms, I have no sympathy for the 3L. Bruce, you handled the situation masterfully. Law students think that &quot;finding a job&quot; in a tough market is akin to having brain cancer. There are far harder tasks in the world. For anyone to be disrespectful to a complete stranger, ESPECIALLY WHEN AT FAULT, is simply childish. If this emmy award winner ever does land a job, they will will probably flame out, or be hated by everyone that has to work with/for them. I&#039;m not a fan of many lawyers in general, or of the elitist atmosphere of the legal &quot;practice.&quot; Insolence and stupidity should be met by humor and sharp wit. Well done sir, well done.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a night law student, with about 8 years working in law firms, I have no sympathy for the 3L. Bruce, you handled the situation masterfully. Law students think that &#8220;finding a job&#8221; in a tough market is akin to having brain cancer. There are far harder tasks in the world. For anyone to be disrespectful to a complete stranger, ESPECIALLY WHEN AT FAULT, is simply childish. If this emmy award winner ever does land a job, they will will probably flame out, or be hated by everyone that has to work with/for them. I&#8217;m not a fan of many lawyers in general, or of the elitist atmosphere of the legal &#8220;practice.&#8221; Insolence and stupidity should be met by humor and sharp wit. Well done sir, well done.</p>
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		<title>By: College Tip: What Never to Admit, Even If You're Being Honest</title>
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		<dc:creator>College Tip: What Never to Admit, Even If You're Being Honest</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Legal Consultant</title>
		<link>http://bfwa.com/2010/02/03/how-not-to-handle-a-cold-contact-e-mail-mistake/comment-page-2/#comment-124</link>
		<dc:creator>Legal Consultant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am amazed at the replies here that criticize Bruce for telling the truth and trying to help 3L.  Even if some people find Bruce&#039;s response to 3L offensive (which I do not), your comments criticizing his skills, business acumen, and psychological needs are completely unwarranted.  As someone who has recommended Bruce and worked with him as an expert in legal matters, I can tell you firsthand that his frank and forthright approach only enhances his credibility as an expert.  If anyone is looking to play a game of one-upsmanship here, it is you who criticize and do nothing else to assist...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am amazed at the replies here that criticize Bruce for telling the truth and trying to help 3L.  Even if some people find Bruce&#8217;s response to 3L offensive (which I do not), your comments criticizing his skills, business acumen, and psychological needs are completely unwarranted.  As someone who has recommended Bruce and worked with him as an expert in legal matters, I can tell you firsthand that his frank and forthright approach only enhances his credibility as an expert.  If anyone is looking to play a game of one-upsmanship here, it is you who criticize and do nothing else to assist&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Revise Participate</title>
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		<dc:creator>Revise Participate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great post.  It is clear You have a great deal of unused capacity, which you have not turned to your advantage.

The way you write shows you have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself.

It seems to me that while While you have some personal weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post.  It is clear You have a great deal of unused capacity, which you have not turned to your advantage.</p>
<p>The way you write shows you have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself.</p>
<p>It seems to me that while While you have some personal weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.</p>
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		<title>By: Legal Geekery Podcast Ep. 8: Fastcase, WLNext, Law Student Stress, Bureaucracy</title>
		<link>http://bfwa.com/2010/02/03/how-not-to-handle-a-cold-contact-e-mail-mistake/comment-page-2/#comment-117</link>
		<dc:creator>Legal Geekery Podcast Ep. 8: Fastcase, WLNext, Law Student Stress, Bureaucracy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] - How not to handle messing up and sending your résumé to the wrong person. Which also teaches us that there are still some decent folks (that is, the guy who didn&#8217;t publish this student&#8217;s name) on the internets. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] - How not to handle messing up and sending your résumé to the wrong person. Which also teaches us that there are still some decent folks (that is, the guy who didn&#8217;t publish this student&#8217;s name) on the internets. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Entertained 1L</title>
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		<dc:creator>Entertained 1L</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mr. Webster,

I thoroughly enjoyed your comments and advice to a 3L. Your tips on drafting a cover letter seemed to reiterate what the career development office at my school has been saying all year. Thank you for making me feel better about my law school (and my cover letter).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr. Webster,</p>
<p>I thoroughly enjoyed your comments and advice to a 3L. Your tips on drafting a cover letter seemed to reiterate what the career development office at my school has been saying all year. Thank you for making me feel better about my law school (and my cover letter).</p>
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		<title>By: Rebecca</title>
		<link>http://bfwa.com/2010/02/03/how-not-to-handle-a-cold-contact-e-mail-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-114</link>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Bruce,

I had to wipe tears away from my eyes. You have made my evening. Can you please come speak at law schools through out the country.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Bruce,</p>
<p>I had to wipe tears away from my eyes. You have made my evening. Can you please come speak at law schools through out the country.</p>
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