NEXT MONDAY, the small army of attorneys out there who once worked for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP will be able to check out the latest at the old shop – and check in with old friends – with the click of a mouse.

Which is to say that Skadden’s Web site will go live with a new link: a cyberspace version of the venerable office water cooler. A place for the firm’s approximately 2,000 alumni to catch up and commune. And – who knows? – perhaps a wellspring of new business for Skadden.