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Litigation partner calls for end to ‘outmoded’ use of ‘Dear Sirs’ in legal letters

'Dear colleagues' or 'Dear [Name of firm]' are better ways of greeting other lawyers, says Hausfeld's Craig

Dear Sir term “feels increasingly outmoded and incorrect”.
Dear Sir term “feels increasingly outmoded and incorrect”. Photo: Getty Images

A senior litigation partner has called for an end to the “outmoded” use of "Dear Sirs" as a form of address in legal letters.

Lianne Craig, head of commercial disputes at litigation firm Hausfeld, said the term “feels increasingly outmoded and incorrect,” in a post on Linkedin.

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