Last week, we wondered what our readers thought would scare a lawyer the most. As first seen on Facebook’s Shit Women With Law Degrees Say, there are some phrases that will make lawyers look like they’ve seen a ghost.
But which phrases are the scariest of all? As luck would have it, we’ve got a contest for that.
These are some of the very best submissions we’ve received thus far:
- “Your draft didn’t save.”
- “The deadline was yesterday.”
- “But ChatGPT said that…”
- “Your motion was denied.”
- “President Trump called you.”
- “No bonus for you!”
- “Please govern yourself accordingly.”
- “You failed the bar.”
- “You cited hallucinated cases.”
- “Per my prior correspondence…”
Think you can do better?
You can text us (646-820-8477), email us (subject line: “4 Words to Scare a Lawyer”), or tweet us with four words that will really scare a lawyer by WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, at 11:59 PM, then we’ll vote on the scariest phrase of all. Thanks!
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
