Law Firm With No U.S. Mail

Can a law firm with almost 70 lawyers receive no U.S. Mail on a business day?  The answer is "yes."  A friend of mine with a mid-sized law firm in a major metropolitan area in the U.S. recently told me that to his astonishment, his law firm had received no U.S. Mail on Wednesday, April 21, 2010!  While I believe that my similar-sized Utah law firm has not yet had a "no-U.S. Mail" day on a business day, I would not be surprised if it were to happen.

For almost 70 attorneys and their staff to receive no U.S. Mail on a business day is a "sign of the times."  With electronic filing and service in the courts, electronic subscriptions to periodicals, RSS and e-mail, lawyers have much less use for U.S. Mail than they used to.  While attorneys sometimes lag behind in their adoption of Web 2.0 and new technology, it is clear that lawyers are moving toward "paper-less" offices.  Not only is using less paper considerably more "green" for lawyers, but it is more efficient.

Has your law firm or law office ever had a no-U.S. Mail day?  I welcome your comments.