Above The Law’s 15th Annual Law Revue Video Contest

Spring has sprung, and you recognize what which means: we’re now looking for submissions for our annual legislation revue video contest. So far as final 12 months’s submissions are involved, a few of them had been humorous, a few of them had been “meh,” and a few of them made us need to shut our heads inside our laptops. Belief us after we say you do NOT need to be within the final class.

If you happen to assume you possibly can carry a tune or inform a joke, we ask that you just ship us your best possible legislation revue movies in order that we — and the Above the Regulation viewers — might move judgment upon them. Put together for the worst, however hope for the easiest.

These accountable for the successful video will get Above the Regulation prizes and the pleasure of realizing they’re the envy of their legislation faculty friends. As all the time, there shall be full and complete exoneration for the losers. There’s all the time subsequent 12 months.

Earlier than you begin sending us your movies, we’ve bought some guidelines. As future members of the authorized occupation, we hope you’ll be capable of observe them.

1. Your video have to be publicly obtainable on-line someplace. Ship us the hyperlink at tips@abovethelaw.com with the topic line “Regulation Revue Video Contest Submission – [School Name].” We’ll settle for submissions of any movies posted after April 28, 2023 (the deadline for our final contest).
2. To keep away from complaints from opponents (see, e.g., West Virginia’s 2013 winning entry), your major performers should come from throughout the legislation faculty group (however cameos from outsiders are okay). How will we outline a “major performer”? Don’t take a look at us, gunners. We’ll know a violation after we see it.
3. Ship us your submission by FRIDAY, APRIL 26, at 5:00 P.M. (Japanese time). That’s not a delicate, legislation faculty deadline; it’s a tough, legislation agency deadline. (NO EXCEPTIONS, so don’t even strive pleading with us; in the event you’re studying this put up after the deadline, you don’t learn ATL steadily sufficient.)
4. Your editors right here at ATL will make a listing of our favorites, the competitors finalists, and put up them.
5. We are going to NOT watch movies longer than 5 minutes. Use modifying instruments, folks.
6. Please submit not more than two entries per faculty (one per faculty is even higher). Attempt to collaborate together with your fellow college students and submit not more than two entries. If the management of Regulation Revue can give you “official” submissions, that will be preferrred.
7. ATL readers will then vote to decide on the funniest of the finalists. The successful staff will obtain ATL prizes (restrict 5 prizes).

Listed here are some unofficial guidelines:

• Please ship humorous movies solely.
• You don’t have any concept how brief our consideration spans are. If you happen to use the complete 5 minutes, it higher be completely freakin’ HILARIOUS.
• Gratuitous shout-outs to Above the Regulation are appreciated and inspired.
• Video high quality issues. A shaky clip shot on a handheld from a third-floor balcony might be not going to make the lower.
• Don’t make us hate you.

Ship these movies in. Better of luck — the competitors shall be even fiercer than ordinary, so that you’re going to wish it!!! We sit up for judging you.

Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Regulation, the place she’s labored since 2011. She’d love to listen to from you, so please be at liberty to email her with any ideas, questions, feedback, or critiques. You’ll be able to observe her on Twitter and Threads or join together with her on LinkedIn.