(For what it`s worth, BLB isn`t the only Biglaw lawyer to have jumped into the IG meme game. Check out @nonequitypartner for a corporate law comedy.) BLB: As a junior associate, I didn`t feel like I could be particularly creative in my work. Being a junior partner at Biglaw does a lot of what you`re told (beyond and beyond, of course) and colors in the lines. I had to be creative, and I always considered myself a «funny» person. It was a good way to do it. I don`t know if I have the ability to be a storyteller like a stand-up comedian, but I`m certainly situationally funny, and memes were the perfect way to do that. I tried longer formats and comedy on my blog. Whether people like it or not, I don`t know, but I really like the process. And off I went. I forgot to change my angry messages (Big Law Boiz/Instagram) «Big Law Boiz, so hot right now. Great Boiz law. Biglaw, BigLawBoiz, Instagram, lawyer memes, social media wow. A lot of effect.
One of those advantages. (Big Law Boiz / Instagram) BLB: At first, it was really strange. People always wanted to know who I was or if I was going to make a face reveal. In the beginning, anonymity was 100% about protecting my identity from public ridicule. When I realized that it didn`t matter who I was, anonymity became more fun. I`m like your friendly neighborhood troll. I could be anyone, the guy two offices down, you, me. I don`t care.
Just someone who is there to make you laugh. Let`s get ready for RUMBLE!!!!! (Big Law Boiz / Instagram) Get to know BigLawBoiz (BLB). He is a mid-level litigation partner in New York, and he keeps himself anonymous because Biglaw firms are not too friendly when openly ridiculed by their employees. BLB says being anonymous is part of the fun of managing the account. «It adds some credibility to the fact that we are all together in this case,» he told me in a direct message. «We all feel and think the same way in general, and BLB could be you, could be me. It`s just someone who gives you a laugh and perspective. » Click here to learn more about Big Law Boiz. It even has its own merchandise.
It may not be billable, but if you need endless entertainment, Big Law Boiz is here to help. BLB: It`s hard to spend a lot of time on it. Ideas come to mind. Sometimes it`s the format that inspires the meme, or the joke for which I find a format. If I try too hard to find something funny, it usually ends in a flop. The right process is natural and really beautiful. Some people dream in sound, I dream in memes (literally, sometimes). Can people send you things they think are worth posting on your account? I recently spoke with BLB. Here is a summary of our conversation. The case of democracy is convincing and everything, but my boss said he needed it immediately. (BigLawBoiz / Instagram) Thanks to the pandemic, Biglaw employees across the country are stuck at home, settling their lives, minute by minute, hour after hour. The monotony is enough to drive lawyers completely crazy, but luckily there is an Instagram account whose creator feels your pain.
You see, he`s also a Biglaw employee, and he understands how desperately his colleagues need to be entertained. Although it`s fun when someone sends me one of my own memes or shows it to me. «This guy is hilarious!!!! I`m sure I made a meme about it. BLB: I take quotes all the time. Sometimes it`s humorous, but more often it`s a cool image (a correction pls), or a message, or someone asking for advice, and I put it to the following. It`s definitely a community. Some have certainly begun to understand what makes me laugh, and this will surely get a re-post. Sometimes the joke is just for me and my other friends from the meme account.
SZ: How does it feel to have a cult as an anonymous Instagram personality? Tagging an employee she made cry (Big Law Boiz/Instagram) BLB has 89,6,000 followers and its memes are pure gold. Take, for example, the day of the Capitol Uprising. Here are some of BLB`s biggest hits. Don`t tell me you don`t feel seen. Staci Zaretsky is an editor-in-chief at Above the Law, where she has worked since 2011. She would love to hear from you, so feel free to email her with tips, questions, comments or criticism. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.