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Hanukkah is right here, Christmas is almost upon us, and everybody within the authorized occupation is able to ring within the New Yr, so it’s lastly time to disclose the seven finalists for our fifteenth annual vacation card contest. However first let’s give shout-outs to some honorable mentions (click on on every agency’s identify to see its card):
1. Armond Wilson: “Who says patent litigators don’t have a humorousness?” our nominator asks. This agency’s Wes Anderson-inspired vacation card is definitely sufficient to make you chuckle.
2. Diaz Commerce Legislation: Our nominator has robust emotions about this agency, and tells ATL, “Annually CBP attorneys like those at DTL singlehandedly save Christmas by getting cargo ships FULL OF PRESENTS un-stuck on the border. If that doesn’t deserve a spot within the finals, I don’t know what does.”
3. Patterson Belknap: This agency is in a New York frame of mind — and so is its vacation card. This 12 months, the agency is making donations to NYC’s Coalition for the Homeless and Kids’s Support, and it’s best to too.
And now, the seven finalists, in alphabetical order. Once more, click on on every agency’s identify to view its card. Please word that almost all of those playing cards have SOUND, so that you would possibly wish to flip your hold forth or down, or use headphones. Explanatory feedback come from agency representatives until indicated.
1. Butler Snow: “This 12 months’s vacation card offers viewers with a behind-the-scenes take a look at what it might truly appear like if you happen to invited 400+ attorneys to offer suggestions on a agency’s vacation message (or something, actually…). It’s the right instance of why these kinds of issues are greatest left to a agency’s advertising and marketing division.” To be sincere, that is excellent, and the agency’s card earned a giant giggle from us over the ultimate enhancing remark: “Do you assume we must always submit this to Above the Legislation?” We additionally liked the lawyerific superb print on the finish of the video, particularly, “No illustration is made that the standard of this vacation greeting is bigger than the standard of vacation greetings supplied by different legislation corporations.” That is actually glorious work!
2. Davis Wright Tremaine: “Persevering with the custom of elevating our creativity sport each vacation season, this 12 months our in-house videography group headed north to a distant lake in Alaska, accompanied by British “snow artist” Simon Beck, who creates unbelievable (and evanescent) panorama drawings within the earth utilizing solely his snow footwear. Racing towards time (and the setting solar), our group shot the spectacular footage you see right here, through which Beck strode throughout the frozen lake to create a lovely, filigreed model of our agency emblem. Nothing right here was created with AI or After Results, it’s all pure gentle and straight images. Besides, after all, for the phrases rising up towards the glaciers….” Lovely!
3. Faegre Drinker: The agency’s vacation card affords a “lighthearted tackle generative AI instruments, that emphasizes the significance of sure issues being achieved in individual.” Very cute idea right here that’ll assist attorneys understand the robots received’t be taking up the thank-you card business (but).
4. Falcon Rappaport & Berkman: “Our vacation card is compelling as a result of it’s a digital token that encapsulates the spirit of the season and serves as a token of our agency’s appreciation to our shoppers. Like our namesake falcon, our vacation card represents that we’re right here that can assist you soar above the blockchain business’s altering winds.” Wow, that is positively a primary for the ATL vacation card contest. To mint your very personal FRB Vacation Card NFT, click on the hyperlink above.
5. Larson • King: “This small however mighty Minnesota boutique litigation agency is pleased with their nice state and capital metropolis. Regardless of being chilly 9 months of 12 months, the agency is ready to benefit from the winter months and enjoys selling enjoyable within the snow. This 12 months the story begins with AI telling the forged of characters the place to go on a highway journey. AI tells some them wonky route and a few wacky roadside sights to go to as a substitute of the common vacationer locations. The Minnesota forged consists of the state fowl – a loon, The College of Minnesota Gopher, a wolf, and a moose and the well-known ox, Babe. The highway journey winds by the state to the tune of Vacation Street from Nationwide Lapoon’s unique trip opening title sequence.” Yet one more nice entry from a agency that’s graced our finals 10 occasions.
6. McBrayer: “This 12 months, as we have fun our sixtieth anniversary and sit up for the way forward for our agency, we requested our attorneys for his or her new 12 months’s resolutions. What’s assembled listed below are our particular person needs for the 12 months to return: some honest, some tongue-in-cheek, and the whole lot in between.” One other robust entry from the McBrayer. From attorneys vowing to affix the NBA and get NIL offers to attorneys promising to not print two one-sided copies of the state funds, this one has some shock laughs.
7. Rakower Legislation: “If this card doesn’t make you smile, nothing will. It’s inventive, intelligent, and comical. Oh, and in addition charitable.” Rakower Legislation does it once more with this wonderful Cameo look from Kevin Pollack, who channels his internal Christopher Walken, William Shatner, and Christopher Lloyd. Recipients of the cardboard may select which charity the agency ought to donate to this 12 months. Nice job!
Now it’s time for our viewers to vote. We’ll maintain the polls open by SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2021, at 11:00 p.m. (Jap time). This offers you ample time to marketing campaign to your decide over the vacations (however don’t cheat).
Please CLICK HERE to vote.
Because of all of the entrants and nominators, good luck to the finalists, and pleased holidays to all! Above the Legislation is pleased to have fun vacation cheer with you!
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Legislation, the place she’s labored since 2011. She’d love to listen to from you, so please be happy to electronic mail her with any ideas, questions, feedback, or critiques. You possibly can comply with her on Twitter and Threads or join together with her on LinkedIn.
