In 2005, the world became a stage, and every lawyer became a critic. With YouTube’s launch, “Exhibit A” became a viral video. It was the… Read More »51 Lawyer Jokes: The 2005 “YouTube Launch & HR Nightmares” Edition

In 2004, the legal landscape shifted forever. With the birth of Facebook, the “private life” became “discoverable evidence.” It was the year of the Motorola… Read More »53 Lawyer Jokes: The 2004 “Social Media & Search Engine IPO” Edition

In 2003, the legal world was obsessed with “Digital Rights Management” and secret symbols. While the RIAA was busy suing 12-year-olds for downloading MP3s, corporate… Read More »44 Lawyer Jokes: The 2003 “iTunes & Da Vinci Code” Edition

In 2002, “accountability” became the new buzzword, which ironically meant lawyers got paid even more to explain why nobody was actually accountable. It was the… Read More »48 Lawyer Jokes: The 2002 “SOX Compliance & Reality TV” Edition

In 2001, the “Dot-com” party was officially over, replaced by the “Enron Hangover.” Lawyers stopped talking about stock options and started talking about “document retention… Read More »46 Lawyer Jokes: The 2001 “Shredders & Shell Companies” Edition

In 2000, the “New Economy” met the “Old Reality.” Lawyers spent the first half of the year filing IPOs for companies with no revenue and… Read More »52 Lawyer Jokes: The 2000 “Dot-Com Crash & Nokia 3310” Edition

In 1999, the legal world was obsessed with two things: the impending Y2K apocalypse and the realization that the Internet was a goldmine for lawsuits.… Read More »49 Lawyer Jokes: The 1999 “Millennium Bug & Matrix Logic” Edition

In 1998, the legal profession was defined by one question: “What is the definition of the word ‘is’?” While Bill Clinton dominated the headlines, lawyers… Read More »51 Lawyer Jokes: The 1998 “Search Engines & Semantics” Edition

In 1997, the legal profession discovered its “cool” side thanks to Ally McBeal, while simultaneously fearing that a computer beating a chess grandmaster meant IBM would… Read More »47 Lawyer Jokes: The 1997 “Dancing Baby & Billable Minutes” Edition

In 1996, the legal world went digital—sort of. If you didn’t have a pager on your belt and a briefcase heavy enough to cause scoliosis,… Read More »48 Lawyer Jokes: The 1996 “Fax Machines & Fine Print” Edition