Spooky season is upon us, and you know what that means: Above the Law’s annual Halloween costume contest will soon be here.
For more than a decade, the ATL editors have solicited legally themed costumes from our readers, and we’re continually impressed with how creative lawyers and law students can be when when it comes to bringing the law to life.
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As a little reminder, here are some of the very best winning looks from past years of the contest: the Donald J. Trump College of Law (2016), Brett Kavanaugh’s calendar and his beer (2018), Ruth Baby Ginsburg (2020), and Warhol’s Soup Law (2023).
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Stay tuned for instructions on how to submit your fabulous legally themed Halloween costumes. We look forward to judging you!
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of 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 Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.