We know how you love caption contests. Just like our last one, which was holiday-themed, this one is also timely.
It goes out to law students in the midst of studying for or taking final exams. Here’s the pic:
Same rules as always: Submit possible captions in the comments. We’ll choose our favorites — with preference given to those with a legal bent — and then let you vote for the best one.
Please submit your entries by TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, at 11:59 PM. Thanks!
UPDATE: Check out the finalists here.
Caption Contests
Congratulations to the two winners of our holiday caption contest, sponsored by Applied Discovery. We gave you this picture:
Almost 5,000 votes later, two winners emerged. Check them out, after the jump.
Continue reading “A Holiday-Themed Caption Contest: The Winner”
Last week, we provided this photo to you, for a caption contest:
This time we picked not one but two groups of finalists. One group of nominees came from the comments on the post, in the traditional fashion. The second group of entries was generated by guests at the recent holiday happy hour, sponsored by Applied Discovery.
Check them out and vote for your favorite in each group, after the jump.
Continue reading “A Holiday-Themed Caption Contest: The Finalists”
Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, it’s time to shift into holiday season mode. Let’s do that with a caption contest. Here’s the photo:
This time the rules are a little different. We’re going to have not one but two contests. The first contest will be a traditional ATL caption contest — put your suggested captions in the comments.
The second contest will involve our upcoming Holiday Happy Hour, taking place this coming Wednesday in D.C., and sponsored by Applied Discovery. We will accept entries from the attendees.
Nominations for both contests will be accepted until Wednesday, December 2, at 11:59 p.m. We will pick our favorite suggested captions from each pool — the comments on this post, and the submissions at the party — and let you, the readers, vote for a winner in each. Good luck!
P.S. If you’d like to RSVP for the happy hour, please fill out this form. Please note that space is limited and that the invitation list is controlled by the event sponsor, Applied Discovery (not Above the Law). Thanks!
UPDATE: The winners of both contests will receive Amazon Kindles, courtesy of Applied Discovery.
Above the Law + Applied Discovery Holiday Happy Hour
Over 3500 votes are in. Here is our winning caption:
We are not currently conducting any 3L hiring, but we will keep your resume on file as our needs change.
Despite a plethora of non-recession submissions, the economy’s dire straits continues to hold the greatest appeal for our caption contest voters. This is starting to seem like a trend.
We have good news. That is not actually an application-hoarding Biglaw office. Find out the real story behind the photo after the jump.
Welcome back to “The Pile Up” caption contest. We presented ATL readers with this photo and asked for possible captions:
With over 500 entries, we felt as if we were living the horror of the photo. But we waded through the submissions and whittled them down to our top ten. Check out our favorites and vote for the best one after the jump.
Continue reading “ATL Caption Contest Finalists: The Pile Up”
It’s time again for ATL readers’ creative juices to flow. We have a new legal-themed photo for a caption contest. As usual, we’ll provide the back story at the end of the contest so as not to influence or restrict your caption creativity.
Here’s the photo:
Same rules as always: Submit possible captions in the comments. We’ll choose our favorites — with preference given to those with a legal bent — and then let you vote for the best one.
(As an aside, the pile up reminded us of a photo from AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com. See The Pile On.)
Please submit your entry BY MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY. Thanks!
Happy belated Halloween, ATL readers. We hope your holidays were fun and free of criminal activity.
Over 2,000 people checked in over the weekend to vote in our caption contest. The winner after the jump.
Continue reading “ATL Caption Contest Winner: Spooky Services”
We launched our Spooky Services caption contest yesterday evening, giving ATL readers just over 17 hours to submit captions for this photo:
To our horror, you buried us with over 400 entries. We nearly laughed ourselves to death.
See the finalists after the jump. If you dare.
Continue reading “ATL Caption Contest Finalists: Spooky Services”
An ATL reader sent along this holiday-themed photograph from the career services office of his top 20 law school. The picture struck us as perfect for a caption contest.
Same rules apply as always: Submit possible captions in the comments. We’ll choose our favorites — with preference given to those with a legal / law school bent — and then let you vote for the best one.
Please submit your entry BY NOON ON FRIDAY, and we’ll bring you our finalists on the eve of All Hallow’s Eve. Thanks!
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