Earlier this month, we wondered what our readers thought would scare a lawyer the most. As first seen on Facebook’s Shit Women With Law Degrees Say, there are some phrases that will simply make lawyers cower in fear.
But which phrases are the scariest of all? Today, we’re unveiling the 10 most frightening finalists in our latest contest.
Want to scare the crap out of a lawyer? Try using one of these 10 phrases. Vote to help us figure out which one is the scariest.
- Your draft didn’t save.
- The deadline was yesterday.
- Your motion was denied.
- ATL wrote about you.
- It was never calendared.
- You hit Reply All!!!
- You failed the bar.
- What Rule 11 motion?
- You cited hallucinated cases.
- Per my prior correspondence…
Please click here to vote.
Polls will remain open until SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, at 11:30 PM. Thanks!
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Earlier this month, we wondered what our readers thought would scare a lawyer the most. As first seen on Facebook’s Shit Women With Law Degrees Say, there are some phrases that will simply make lawyers cower in fear.
But which phrases are the scariest of all? Today, we’re unveiling the 10 most frightening finalists in our latest contest.
Want to scare the crap out of a lawyer? Try using one of these 10 phrases. Vote to help us figure out which one is the scariest.
- Your draft didn’t save.
- The deadline was yesterday.
- Your motion was denied.
- ATL wrote about you.
- It was never calendared.
- You hit Reply All!!!
- You failed the bar.
- What Rule 11 motion?
- You cited hallucinated cases.
- Per my prior correspondence…
Please click here to vote.
Polls will remain open until SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, at 11:30 PM. Thanks!
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
