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Big Law Boiz Brings The Hilarious Memes All Lawyers Need On Instagram

It's not billable, but every lawyer needs to laugh.

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‘Big Law Boiz, so hot right now. Big Law Boiz.’

Thanks to the pandemic, Biglaw associates across the country are stuck at home, billing their lives away, minute by minute, hour by hour. The monotony is enough to drive lawyers completely insane, but thankfully, an Instagram account exists whose creator feels your pain. You see, he’s a Biglaw associate too, and he understands just how badly his colleagues need to be entertained.

Meet BigLawBoiz (BLB). He’s a midlevel litigation associate in New York, and he’s keeping himself anonymous because Biglaw firms don’t take too kindly to being openly mocked by their employees. BLB says being anonymous is part of the fun of running the account. “It lends some credence to the fact that we’re all in this together,” he told me in a direct message. “We generally all feel and think in a somewhat similar way, and BLB could be you, could be me. It’s just someone there to give you a laugh and some perspective.”

(For what it’s worth, BLB isn’t the only Biglaw attorney who’s gotten into the IG meme game. Check out @nonequitypartner for some corporate law comedy.)

BLB has 89.6K adoring followers, and his memes are pure gold. Take this, for example, from the day of the insurrection at the Capitol.

The fall of democracy is compelling and all, but my boss said he needed this right away. (BigLawBoiz / Instagram)

I recently got to chat with BLB. Here’s a write-up of our conversation.

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SZ: Why did you decide to start this account?

BLB: When I was a junior associate, I didn’t feel like I had the ability to be terribly creative in my work. A lot of being a junior associate in Biglaw is doing what you are told (going above and beyond, of course) and coloring within the lines. I needed to flex some creative muscles, and I always considered myself a “funny” person. This was a good way to do that. I don’t know if I have the ability to be a story-teller like a stand-up comedian, but I am certainly situationally funny, and memes were the perfect avenue for that. I’ve tried some longer format writing and comedy in my blog. Whether people like it or not I don’t know, but I really enjoy the process. And I crack myself up.

SZ: How many hours a day do you dedicate to memes?

BLB: It’s hard to really put a specific amount of time to it. Ideas just pop into my head. Sometimes it’s the format that inspires the meme, or the joke that I find a format for. If I try too hard to come up with something funny, then it usually ends up as a flop. The proper process is quite natural, and truly beautiful. Some people dream in sound, I dream in memes (literally, sometimes).

SZ: What’s it like to have a cult following as an anonymous Instagram persona?

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BLB: It was really strange at first. People always wanted to know who I was, or if I would do a face reveal. At first the anonymity was 100% about protecting my identity from public ridicule. As I started to realize it really wouldn’t matter at all who I was, the anonymity became more fun. I’m like your friendly neighborhood troll. I could be anyone, the guy two desks down, you, me. It doesn’t matter. Just someone here to make you laugh.

Although, it is fun when someone sends me or shows me one of my own memes. “This guy is hilarious!!!!” I’m certain I have made a meme about that.

SZ: Can people submit things to you that they think are worthy of being posted on your account?

BLB: I take submissions all the time. Sometimes it’s humor related, but more often it’s a cool picture (a pls fix), or some piece of news, or someone asking for advice and I pose it to the following. It’s definitely a community. Some have definitely started to figure out what makes me laugh, and that will get a re-post for sure. Sometimes the joke is just for me and my other meme account friends.

Here are some of BLB’s greatest hits. Don’t tell me you don’t feel seen.

Tag a SIMP for their job (Big Law Boiz / Instagram)

Tag an associate she made cry (Big Law Boiz / Instagram)

Nothing like forgetting to change my rage entries (Big Law Boiz / Instagram)

Wow. Much impact. Such benefit. (Big Law Boiz / Instagram)

Let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!!!! (Big Law Boiz / Instagram)

Click here to see more from Big Law Boiz. He’s even got his own merchandise. It may not be billable, but if you need endless entertainment, Big Law Boiz is here to help.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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