{"id":166211,"date":"2026-10-27T11:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/27\/the-4-scariest-words-for-lawyers-the-finalists-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:08:04","slug":"the-4-scariest-words-for-lawyers-the-finalists-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/27\/the-4-scariest-words-for-lawyers-the-finalists-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4 Scariest Words For Lawyers: The Finalists (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, we wondered what our readers thought would <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/how-to-scare-a-lawyer-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">scare a lawyer<\/a> the most. As first seen on Facebook\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/e1yqwf8Bq1dxxjCF\/?mibextid=WC7FNe%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shit Women With Law Degrees Say<\/a>, there are some phrases that will simply make lawyers cower in fear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But which phrases are the scariest of all? Today, we\u2019re unveiling the 10 most frightening finalists in our latest contest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-1076852 size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/IMG_7645-620x597.jpeg\" alt=\"Scare a Lawyer 4 Words\" class=\"wp-image-1076852\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/e1yqwf8Bq1dxxjCF\/?mibextid=WC7FNe%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Shit Women with Law Degrees Say<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your draft didn\u2019t save.<\/li>\n<li>The deadline was yesterday.<\/li>\n<li>Your motion was denied.<\/li>\n<li>ATL wrote about you.<\/li>\n<li>It was never calendared.<\/li>\n<li>You hit Reply All!!!<\/li>\n<li>You failed the bar.<\/li>\n<li>What Rule 11 motion?<\/li>\n<li>You cited hallucinated cases.<\/li>\n<li>Per my prior correspondence\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/linkto.run\/p\/U51Y8RF4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polls will remain open until <strong>SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, at<\/strong> <strong>11:30 PM<\/strong>. Thanks!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66762\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/the-4-scariest-words-for-lawyers-the-finalists-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The 4 Scariest Words For Lawyers: The Finalists (2026)<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, we wondered what our readers thought would <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/how-to-scare-a-lawyer-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">scare a lawyer<\/a> the most. As first seen on Facebook\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/e1yqwf8Bq1dxxjCF\/?mibextid=WC7FNe%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shit Women With Law Degrees Say<\/a>, there are some phrases that will simply make lawyers cower in fear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But which phrases are the scariest of all? Today, we\u2019re unveiling the 10 most frightening finalists in our latest contest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-1076852 size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/IMG_7645-620x597.jpeg\" alt=\"Scare a Lawyer 4 Words\" class=\"wp-image-1076852\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/e1yqwf8Bq1dxxjCF\/?mibextid=WC7FNe%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Shit Women with Law Degrees Say<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your draft didn\u2019t save.<\/li>\n<li>The deadline was yesterday.<\/li>\n<li>Your motion was denied.<\/li>\n<li>ATL wrote about you.<\/li>\n<li>It was never calendared.<\/li>\n<li>You hit Reply All!!!<\/li>\n<li>You failed the bar.<\/li>\n<li>What Rule 11 motion?<\/li>\n<li>You cited hallucinated cases.<\/li>\n<li>Per my prior correspondence\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/linkto.run\/p\/U51Y8RF4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polls will remain open until <strong>SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, at<\/strong> <strong>11:30 PM<\/strong>. Thanks!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66762\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#4e3d3a2f2d270e2f2c21382b3a262b222f39602d2123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, we wondered what our readers thought would scare a lawyer the most. As first seen on Facebook\u2019s 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? 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