Kid stuff at L.A. law firm

The Skadden Insider, which provides tidbits on powerhouse law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, finds some grumbling in the L.A. office. In particular, a bunch of emails promoting the Skadden LA AIDS Walk team rubbed people the wrong way (some folks were bothered by all the colored type in the message and by “Gay Colleague” in the subject field). A Skadden source told SI that the emails "are pretty aggressive and unprofessional. Just the tone of voice, the five thousand colors, the naming of names of who contributed and who didn't." Also, there's some annoyance over an email that indicates whether and how much summer associates were contributing towards a thank you gift for the legal recruiting staff. Above the Law notes that as a firm "Skadden has a reputation for being hard-nosed, effective, but less genteel than its more white-shoe competitors. Is calling out the cheapies via mass email -- a strategy that generally works, even if tacky -- a reflection of the Skadden culture?"