{"id":97694,"date":"2024-12-11T13:02:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T21:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2024\/12\/11\/seeking-nominations-above-the-laws-16th-annual-holiday-card-contest\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T13:02:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T21:02:15","slug":"seeking-nominations-above-the-laws-16th-annual-holiday-card-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2024\/12\/11\/seeking-nominations-above-the-laws-16th-annual-holiday-card-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeking Nominations: Above The Law\u2019s 16th Annual Holiday Card Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time is running out! Please send in your holiday cards by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, at 11:59 p.m. (EST).
\nThe post Seeking Nominations: Above The Law\u2019s 16th Annual Holiday Card Contest appeared first on Above the Law.<\/p>\n

\"HappyIt\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year! With Biglaw bonus season already well underway \u2014 thanks to Milbank, we\u2019re talking year-end bonuses<\/a> and special bonuses<\/a>, too \u2014 the holiday season is already off to a great start. Law firm holiday parties will certainly get our readers feeling festive, but all of the celebrations and hefty paychecks pale in comparison to what\u2019s about to get underway: Above the Law\u2019s sixteenth annual holiday card contest. We\u2019ve already received several emails asking about when this year\u2019s contest would start. The answer: It starts today.<\/p>\n

We are a legal website, so of course there are some rules to follow:<\/p>\n

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1. Because we are committed to the environment here at Breaking Media, we will consider ONLY E-CARDS<\/em><\/strong>. Please don\u2019t send us paper holiday cards via snail mail this year \u2014 the Above the Law editorial team hasn\u2019t been in our physical office much since March 2020.<\/p>\n

2. To submit an e-card, please email either a link to the card or the card itself (as an attachment) \u2014 but note that WE PREFER LINKS<\/em><\/strong>, if available \u2014 to [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>, subject line: \u201cHoliday Card Contest.\u201d The subject line is very important because it\u2019s how we will comb through our inbox to collect the entries when picking finalists. If you don\u2019t use the correct subject line, expect a lump of coal in your stocking.<\/p>\n

3. Please limit submissions to holiday \/ Christmas cards that you view as WORTHY CONTENDERS<\/em><\/strong>. We\u2019re looking for cards that are unusually clever, funny, or cool; we\u2019re not interested in cards that are safe or boring (e.g., a beautiful winter landscape, a \u201cHappy Holidays 2024,\u201d and the law firm name). We\u2019re seeking cards with some attitude, with that extra je ne sais quoi<\/em>. If you send us a banal card, don\u2019t be surprised if we make fun of it.<\/p>\n

4. In your email, please include a BRIEF EXPLANATION<\/em><\/strong> of why this card is compelling \u2014 an explanation that we MIGHT QUOTE FROM<\/em><\/strong> if your nominee makes the finals (if you want to be anonymous, let us know). If you can\u2019t offer an explanation, please rethink whether the card is a worthy contender (see rule #3, supra).<\/p>\n

5. The deadline for submissions is about two weeks away: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, at 11:59 p.m.<\/em><\/strong> (New York time). No exceptions. If you\u2019re reading this post after the deadline, then you don\u2019t read Above the Law frequently enough.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We look forward to seeing your submissions<\/a>. Thank you, and happy holidays!<\/p>\n

\"StaciStaci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on X\/Twitter<\/a> and Threads<\/a> or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Time is running out! Please send in your holiday cards by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, at 11:59 p.m. (EST). The post Seeking Nominations: Above The Law\u2019s 16th Annual Holiday Card Contest appeared first on Above the Law. It\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year! With Biglaw bonus season already well underway \u2014 thanks to Milbank, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":97695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law","category-legal_matters"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snowman-happy-holidays-GettyImages-1269708344-e1638372635468-8dxpwR.jpeg?fit=1732%2C1411&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}