Above The Law’s 17th Annual Holiday Card Contest – Above the Law

It’s essentially the most fantastic time of the yr! With Biglaw bonus season already effectively underway — because of Cravath and Milbank, we’re speaking year-end bonuses and particular bonuses, too — the vacation season is already off to an ideal begin. Legislation agency vacation events will definitely get our readers feeling festive, however all the celebrations and hefty paychecks pale compared to what’s about to get underway: Above the Legislation’s seventeenth annual vacation card contest. We’ve already obtained a number of emails asking about when this yr’s contest would begin. The reply: It begins right now.

We’re a authorized web site, so after all there are some guidelines to observe:

1. As a result of we’re dedicated to the surroundings right here at Breaking Media, we are going to think about ONLY E-CARDS. Please don’t ship us paper vacation playing cards through snail mail this yr — the Above the Legislation editorial staff hasn’t been in our bodily workplace a lot since March 2020.

2. To submit an e-card, please e mail both a hyperlink to the cardboard or the cardboard itself (as an attachment) — however notice that WE PREFER LINKS, if accessible — to [email protected], topic line: “Vacation Card Contest.” The topic line is essential as a result of it’s how we are going to comb by way of our inbox to gather the entries when selecting finalists. Should you don’t use the right topic line, count on a lump of coal in your stocking.

3. Please restrict submissions to vacation / Christmas playing cards that you simply view as WORTHY CONTENDERS. We’re on the lookout for playing cards which can be unusually intelligent, humorous, or cool; we’re not involved in playing cards which can be protected or boring (e.g., a wonderful winter panorama, a “Pleased Holidays 2024,” and the legislation agency title). We’re in search of playing cards with some angle, with that further je ne sais quoi. Should you ship us a banal card, don’t be shocked if we make enjoyable of it.

4. In your e mail, please embrace a BRIEF EXPLANATION of why this card is compelling — a proof that we MIGHT QUOTE FROM in case your nominee makes the finals (if you wish to be nameless, tell us). Should you can’t provide a proof, please rethink whether or not the cardboard is a worthy contender (see rule #3, supra).

5. The deadline for submissions is about two weeks away: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, at 11:59 p.m. (New York time). No exceptions. Should you’re studying this put up after the deadline, you then don’t learn Above the Legislation ceaselessly sufficient.

We stay up for seeing your submissions. Thanks, and comfortable holidays!

Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Legislation, the place she’s labored since 2011. She’d love to listen to from you, so please be happy to e mail her with any ideas, questions, feedback, or critiques. You may observe her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or join together with her on LinkedIn.