Legal Humour

Majority of lawyers effectively use humour in their litigation practice.The law and the practice of law are rife with humour. And we all can use humour to break the tensions, to create rapport and simply to maintain our sanity.If there are people who are funny - then these are lawyers.In brightly lit courtrooms, attorneys trying to
incorporate humor into their cases fumble over their words about as often as they fumble through papers. If that fumble costs an attorney his or her credibility, then the loss is potentially substantial.


Humor in the courtroom is difficult to navigate.Lawyers know it is a problem when courtroom humor fails, but there is often still the inclination to try and sometimes an inability to prevent it. Humor effectively provides sudden relief from tense situations.


By all accounts, trials are tense. People laugh or find amusement when removed from these tense circumstances and may appreciate the one who removes them.In advocacy, it is important that the trier of fact trust, maybe even like, the advocate. The proper release from tension goes a long way for both the advocate and the trier of fact.


Below are some examples of legal humour you can use on social media or any other place.For new jokes,refresh the page and new jokes will appear.

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