CounseltoCounsel, Nov. 2006 at 9, quotes Michael Roster, at the time the general counsel of Golden West Financial, in the context of status reports in-house lawyers prepare for clients (See my post of Aug. 1, 2006 on reasons to do and not to do status reports.).
Roster volunteers that “his internal client surveys show that memos receive the lowest scores in terms of keeping the client apprised of legal events.” Memos are boring and they aren’t read until they are relevant, if they are even remembered at that time. Worse, they take time to do well. Far better, Roster says, to talk informally with clients when you want to keep them up to date.