Typo in email to hiring partner Forum

[umichman]

big deal or not? Resend email with corrected word or not?

[jchiles]

Don't resend, I had one application where the hiring attorney actually pointed out a typo in my email on the phone when we were setting a date and time for the interview, and it clearly wasn't a big deal.

[transferror]

no offer

[umichman]

no offer

I think ur being sarcastic. But do u think its a big deal?

[Devlin]

big deal or not? Resend email with corrected word or not?

If you have a great resume, if they are looking to hire, and if you are a good fit then it's not a big deal.

If one of the three is not me then it's a moot point.

[Elston Gunn]

It's a moderate deal, I think. But there's nothing to do about it now. Don't resend (they may not even notice it).

[umichman]

Thanks guys. For context I typed keep and eye open instead of keep an eye open

[trebekismyhero]

Thanks guys. For context I typed keep and eye open instead of keep an eye open

That is not a big deal.

[DCNTUA]

Thanks guys. For context I typed keep and eye open instead of keep an eye open

You are ~done in this town~

[thesealocust]

Definitely don't obsess, and definitely not a major deal - but try not to do it in the future. Resending or bringing it up makes you look neurotic, so you just have to let it go and focus on other efforts.

Odds are pretty good it won't get noticed anyway.

[Anonymous User]

Try to be more careful in the future.

Thanks.

[transferror]

no offer

I think ur being sarcastic. But do u think its a big deal?

It's really no big deal. Just move on and keep and eye open for typos in the future.

[umichman]

no offer

I think ur being sarcastic. But do u think its a big deal?

It's really no big deal. Just move on and keep and eye open for typos in the future.

I see what you did there.

[Anonymous User]

Not to freak you out, OP, but I met up with a rising 2L and recommended she email a partner that was also an alum from our school. The 2L misspelled my name, the partner noticed, and told me about it. She not-jokingly said, "Well, I guess we aren't interested anymore."

It can be a big deal but some people are more anal than others.

[UnicornHunter]

Not to freak you out, OP, but I met up with a rising 2L and recommended she email a partner that was also an alum from our school. The 2L misspelled my name, the partner noticed, and told me about it. She not-jokingly said, "Well, I guess we aren't interested anymore."

It can be a big deal but some people are more anal than others.

There's a strong possibility that it will get noticed and it will be a deal-breaker. But there is no chance that resending will improve the situation. Nothing to do but forget about it and hope for the best.

[umichman]

Not to freak you out, OP, but I met up with a rising 2L and recommended she email a partner that was also an alum from our school. The 2L misspelled my name, the partner noticed, and told me about it. She not-jokingly said, "Well, I guess we aren't interested anymore."

It can be a big deal but some people are more anal than others.

There's a strong possibility that it will get noticed and it will be a deal-breaker. But there is no chance that resending will improve the situation. Nothing to do but forget about it and hope for the best.

Ouch this is grim. Also it was a one line response email to an email from him. One letter in an article killing my candidacy seems harsh. But I guess it seems moot based on last two posts

[UnicornHunter]

Not to freak you out, OP, but I met up with a rising 2L and recommended she email a partner that was also an alum from our school. The 2L misspelled my name, the partner noticed, and told me about it. She not-jokingly said, "Well, I guess we aren't interested anymore."

It can be a big deal but some people are more anal than others.

There's a strong possibility that it will get noticed and it will be a deal-breaker. But there is no chance that resending will improve the situation. Nothing to do but forget about it and hope for the best.

Ouch this is grim. Also it was a one line response email to an email from him. One letter in an article killing my candidacy seems harsh. But I guess it seems moot based on last two posts

I didn't say it would "kill your candidacy". Some partners won't care/won't catch it. Others will. Given that lawyers are, well, lawyers, there's a better than usual chance that it will be noticed. Just yesterday, I listened to a hiring partner tell a group of 2Ls that she'll throw any resume with a typo in it into the garbage can. Fair? Probably not. But she's got hundreds of the things for each position, so if it helps her sort them out...

Anyway, you've already gotten accurate advice in this thread. The best thing to do is to hope they don't catch it or care. You can take comfort that it's only one e-mail to one partner: would be much worse to use a resume with a typo for OCI, for example. Don't do it again.

[rpupkin]

Not to freak you out, OP, but I met up with a rising 2L and recommended she email a partner that was also an alum from our school. The 2L misspelled my name, the partner noticed, and told me about it. She not-jokingly said, "Well, I guess we aren't interested anymore."

It can be a big deal but some people are more anal than others.

There's a strong possibility that it will get noticed and it will be a deal-breaker. But there is no chance that resending will improve the situation. Nothing to do but forget about it and hope for the best.

Ouch this is grim. Also it was a one line response email to an email from him. One letter in an article killing my candidacy seems harsh. But I guess it seems moot based on last two posts

I didn't say it would "kill your candidacy". Some partners won't care/won't catch it. Others will. Given that lawyers are, well, lawyers, there's a better than usual chance that it will be noticed.

I call bullshit. I'm a litigator, and not a day goes by that I don't see at least a half dozen typos in emails from opposing counsel, co-counsel, one my firm's lawyers, whatever. I'm basically desensitized to typos now.

Yeah, yeah, I get it: "If you're sloppy in an email about a job application, then you'll be sloppy in your work product! Ding!!" But notwithstanding UnicornHunter's little partner anecdote, I think it's more likely than not that the typo won't matter.

[Anonymous User]

I wouldn't worry, the anecdote about the misspelling of the name is different than an article used in a phrase.

Don't send anymore emails, don't fret and bet that they didn't notice. It's not and big deal OP.

I work in T & E and I can count on two hands the amount of times I've seen Attorneys misspell names/use wrong dates/use wrong titles on EP docs