It’s probably the most fantastic time of the yr! With Biglaw bonus season already effectively underway — due to Cravath and Milbank, we’re speaking year-end bonuses and special bonuses, too — the vacation season is already off to an awesome begin. Regulation agency vacation events will definitely get our readers feeling festive, however the entire celebrations and hefty paychecks pale compared to what’s about to get underway: Above the Regulation’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 in the present day.
We’re a authorized web site, so in fact there are some guidelines to comply with:
1. As a result of we’re dedicated to the surroundings right here at Breaking Media, we’ll contemplate ONLY E-CARDS. Please don’t ship us paper vacation playing cards through snail mail this yr — the Above the Regulation editorial staff hasn’t been in our bodily workplace a lot since March 2020.
2. To submit an e-card, please electronic mail both a hyperlink to the cardboard or the cardboard itself (as an attachment) — however be aware 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’ll comb via our inbox to gather the entries when selecting finalists. In case 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 concerned with playing cards which can be secure or boring (e.g., an attractive winter panorama, a “Blissful Holidays 2024,” and the legislation agency identify). We’re searching for playing cards with some perspective, with that further je ne sais quoi. In case you ship us a banal card, don’t be shocked if we make enjoyable of it.
4. In your electronic 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). In case 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. In case you’re studying this publish after the deadline, then you definately don’t learn Above the Regulation often sufficient.
We stay up for seeing your submissions. Thanks, and blissful holidays!
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Regulation, the place she’s labored since 2011. She’d love to listen to from you, so please be at liberty to email her with any ideas, questions, feedback, or critiques. You possibly can comply with her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or join together with her on LinkedIn.
