Quote of the Day: Poetic Justice?
Interested in reading some law-related haikus? Talk about poetic justice...
Pass the bar exam
Setting out to change the world
Debt crushes the dream
— One of the 10 law-inspired haikus chosen as a winner by the ABA Journal’s Ross Essay Contest selection committee. Each winner will receive $500.
(For your reading pleasure, we’ve selected some additional haikus that we thought our readers would really appreciate, after the jump.)
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
This one was written by an ex-Sidley associate. How many Biglaw first-years have experienced this?
First-year attorney
Dreams of SCOTUS victory
Stuck on doc review
OMG, did Tristan Taylor Thomas win $500? Wait, no… this one was written by a law clerk at an Am Law 200 firm. Guess he was still looking for a job back in August when the ABA Journal was seeking submissions:
Sponsored
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
recent graduate
summa cum laude and still
home and unemployed
I submitted one back in 2010, along the same lines. Same sh*t, different year?
Just graduated
My class is totally screwed
Waahh, soul-crushing debt
Check out the rest of the law-inspired haikus here, and feel free to submit your own in the comments.
Read 10 Law-Inspired Haiku, Contest Winners Announced [Legal Rebels / ABA Journal]