The holiday season is upon us, and yet again, you have no idea what to get for the fickle lawyer or law student in your life. We’re here to help.
We’ve got an eclectic selection of fantastic legally themed holiday gifts for you to choose from, so settle in by that stack of documents yet to be reviewed and dig in.
We have so many offerings this year that we’ve categorized everything so you can either peruse the whole post or click on the link below to jump directly to the category that you think best suits your shopping mission:
Books
Apparel & Accessories
Games
Food & Drink
Desk Toys & Office Decor
Movies & Television
Luggage
(Disclosure: When available, we have used affiliate links.)
Books
Do you have a reader on your hands? Of course you do, you’re buying for an attorney! Grab a nice book to curl up with this holiday season — or to read on their next flight to some far-flung deposition.
Dan Abrams and David Fisher put out a book this year examining the titular Lincoln’s Last Trial. The book walks through scribe Robert Hitt’s transcript of the murder trial Lincoln worked on right before his election to the presidency, a case where Lincoln knew both the defendant and the victim.
Meanwhile, you may have heard a little something about James Comey’s memoir, A Higher Loyalty. Apparently, he got involved in some interesting events toward the end of his FBI tenure.
Perhaps not a gift for a loved one — unless, hey, that’s your kink — but practice texts can be invaluable for a practitioner and if you can get a good deal on one, it’s like giving your practice a gift this season. We recently wrote about a sale Wolters Kluwer is running on some of their top titles.
We would be remiss if we didn’t remind you of ATL founder David Lat’s first novel, Supreme Ambitions, is still a terrific gift. According to Judge Richard Posner, “This fine novel by a leading Internet commentator and analyst of the courts provides disquieting insight into the secretive world of federal judges and their brilliant anxious young law clerks.”
David A. Kaplan’s The Most Dangerous Branch offers a journalistic take on how the abject failure of the legislative branch has empowered the Supreme Court far beyond its intended role. Think of this as the empirical study every Critical Legal Studies seminar always needed. And speaking of seminars, law students and pre-law students should check out How To Be Sort Of Happy In Law School, by Kathryne M. Young, a book we discussed with the author here.
Justice Sotomayor wrote not one, but two books this year with both Turning Pages and The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor. Both books target younger readers if you’re looking for an inspiring gift for a youngster out there.
We also have a whole selection of the year’s best at the ATL Book Club.
apparel & accessories
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Here’s a shirt for every good Sunny fan who knows the benefit of a solid education in Bird Law. And here’s a Nelson & Murdock shirt.
There’s even a shirt for the office holiday party.
While not technically apparel, there’s not really another category to fit this one into — here are some personalizable fun lawyer Christmas tree ornaments for the lawyer in your life.
For the resistance-minded out there, Dissent Pins sells a line of pins and necklaces in the form of Justice Ginsburg’s famous dissent jabot.
Here’s a Legal Pad Bow Tie. Is the lawyer in your life a nerd or a complete nerd? Because if it’s the latter, then you absolutely have to buy this legal pad bow tie, the perfect sartorial statement against the kids and their damn computer note-taking.
What better stocking stuffer than… stockings.
Games
Looking for a diversion from billable hours?
The LAWSUIT! board game makes a fantastic holiday gift for clients, lawyers, friends, and family. The game’s setting is the day-to-day operation of a law firm where players bring fictitious lawsuits with whimsical premises, and can elect to settle or appeal cases.
Makers of the official chess set of the Supreme Court Historical Society! Approach the Bench makes great gifts for attorneys, law students, or anyone in the legal profession. They offer courtroom-themed chess sets, Judge, Blind Justice, and Attorney bottle stoppers and lawyer, Judge, and Blind Justice chocolate bars!
FOOD & DRINK
This wine bottle holder is so delightfully weird that it comes all the way back around into awesome. There’s some serious detail work on this thing.
Or for the more honest out there, we have this World’s Okayest Lawyer Mug
What better way to get into the holiday spirit than to enjoy some holiday spirits? Caskers, founded by Harvard Law grads, curates all varieties of the best craft spirits from around the world and offers discounts of up to 40% of retail prices.
Do we have puns? Sure we do! Was that not enough? Oh, we have more. And another one. Seemingly an unlimited supply actually. Even this stretch of one.
Chocolate Text lets you send chocolate messages to anyone you desire. Personally, I’d go for “You’ve Been Served.” You can also order a “Selfie Tin.” Simply upload a picture and Chocolate Text places it on a tin of your choice of sweet treats. The perfect place for that photo of your favorite lawyer shaking hands with a Supreme Court justice or walking up to get their degree.
Is a lawyer having a good day or a bad day? This wine glass will let everyone know. Meanwhile this wine glass explains why the lawyer is drinking today.
Finally, a Zazzle user has a take on the ubiquitous “Keep Calm” motif, with these “Keep Calm and Call A Lawyer” candy jars.
Desk Toys & Office Decor
Lawyers spend most of their lives behind their desks, so why not spice them up a little? Sure they might appreciate a framed picture of their loved ones, but these thoughtful trinkets might make for better conversation pieces.
For Counsel has a number of lawyer gifts available, but let’s be honest, it’s all about this “explosive” paperweight. That’ll make an impression.
If you think a dummy grenade is a bit much, then perhaps some business card holders? This is a cute one of a female lawyer sitting at her desk — making it very meta. This glass card holder can be personalized.
And then there are Funko Pops. You know, those big head toys that seem to be everywhere these days. They even make Golden Girls Funko Pops now, which seems like the border of market saturation. But there are some legal Pops out there like this one of Matt Murdock in his lawyer garb or the Citadel-dwelling Lawyer Morty from Rick and Morty. And, obviously, there’s Saul Goodman and Jimmy McGill.
It’s not exactly meant for the desk, but this is a nice decorative touch for the office. It’s a framed copy of the patent artwork for the gavel. Specifically, U.S. Patent 2,755,833 — also known as the Hollow-Headed Gavel With Telescopic Handle Section.
Someone at CafePress has a billable hours clock available to mix decor with some wit.
movies & Television
Lawyers may not have a lot of free time, but when they have a chance to catch up with the world, they can thank you for providing them something fantastic for their viewing pleasure.
Like the complete series of Law & Order. If you wanted to know what twenty season bundle of disks looks like, well there you go.
Speaking of series, the complete runs of Perry Mason, Matlock, and Ally McBeal are all available. Personally, I’d take the various seasons of Harvey Bridman or Better Call Saul though.
There was a stellar RBG documentary this year that you can pick up. We reviewed the film here.
Classical movie buffs might appreciate this 50th Anniversary Edition of 12 Angry Men or an opportunity to revisit Atticus Finch before he became a racist in Go Set A Watchman. On the ridiculous side, perhaps they’d enjoy Al Pacino’s turn as Satan in Devil’s Advocate. Then there’s the greatest courtroom film of all time, My Cousin Vinny.
And do you remember 90s television? This shirt does.
Luggage
The essential gift for a traveling lawyer! The ScanFast Briefcase from Mobile Edge is a TSA-compliant laptop bag that allows the traveler to keep their laptop inside their bag while passing through TSA security checkpoints. This makes traveling with your laptop simple while keeping your laptop secure.
For a less standard design, check out this option (which also comes in three other color combinations). The bag is still TSA-compliant and boasts rich pink suede and brown faux-leather exterior highlighted by a bright color-accented satin lining. A matching shoulder strap, separate zippered workstation for files, and a trolley strap for rolling luggage included. Carries a Lifetime Warranty!
Seriously, peruse all of the MobileEdge offerings while shopping.
The Lawyer Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Gifts For The Attorney In Your Life curated from Above the Law
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