Back when we practiced law, and we'd tell people what we did for a living, they'd have different reactions. Sometimes they'd say "Oh, really?", in an impressed, you-must-make-six-figures sort of way. But sometimes their eyes would glaze over -- and they'd excuse themselves to go refill their drinks.

Why? Because many people think that lawyers are boring. And sometimes it seems that the more lawyers people know, the more likely they are to think this.

It's true that many areas of law -- and yes, many lawyers -- are painfully boring. But the legal profession can also be gossipy, wacky, frivolous, and fun. And this is where we come in. We are Above the Law, and we're here to make the law entertaining -- or get RSI tryin'.

Above the Law will be defined less by specific subjects within the law and more by tone or worldview (Weltanschauung, if you will; and you will, 'cause you're pretentious). We'll write about all things legal -- law firms, judges, law schools, cases -- as long as we have something mildly amusing, or at least obnoxious,* to say about them.

Blog ipsa loquitur. Here are some features you'll find in these pages (and our extensive archives):

1. Legal Eagle Wedding Watch. We review the New York Times wedding announcements each week, pick out some couples with lawyers, and score them -- on their résumés, families, balance, and beauty (if pictured). Then we calculate overall scores and declare a winner. FUN! (We've been at this for a few weeks now; click here and scroll down for the Wedding Watch archives.)

2. Lawyerly Lairs. Real estate and shelter porn for the J.D. set. We take you inside the lavish homes and resplendent offices of America's top lawyers and judges. Don't blame us if your keyboard ends up covered in drool. (Previously covered: Greta Van Susteren and John Coale's New York digs.)

3. The Eyes of the Law: Legal Celebrity Sightings. When you called your sister from Starbucks, in a tizzy after seeing Ted Olson, she asked: "What about Mary-Kate and Ashley?" But don't despair; we understand.

4. Advice for the Lawlame. We take the painfully earnest questions submitted to the popular career advice columns at NYLawyer.com -- and offer up responses of our own (examples here and here).

5. Hotties Contests. And lots of 'em. You get to vote on the hottest judges, law professors, and legal journalists -- among many others. (First up: ERISA lawyers. Don't say we didn't warn you -- NSFW!!!)

This is just the beginning. But we can't do it all on our own; we need your help. Please send us juicy gossip, salacious rumors, and brilliant story ideas, by email (to tips AT abovethelaw DOT com).

We may reprint or write about what you send us, but we'll keep you anonymous. If we'd like to attribute anything to you by name, we'll obtain your consent. If you'd like to tell us something completely off the record, that's fine too -- just make that clear when you contact us.

Enough lawyerly caveats; billable time is a wastin'. How long will it take before somebody sues us? Let's find out!**

* Back when we were in the third grade, a classmate's parent -- who was chaperoning us on a field trip -- told us we were "obnoxious." We should have known, right then and there, that we were destined for the blogosphere.

** This is a joke. We would never publish anything with knowledge of its falsity, or with reckless disregard as to its truth.