Costume contest wins incoming!
S.N.A.I.L.
Wear your Faculty of Medicine or Dentistry sweater and adversely possess a space that doesn’t belong to you. Alternatively, cover yourself in goo.
The Locker Thief
Dress in all black. Bring some bolt cutters and as many laptops as you can carry. If you only have one, feel free to really embrace the costume and steal some during the Federal Court hearing that is happening on Halloween. They’re not allowing anyone to bring their laptops in, so it’s the perfect time to make your return. Don’t worry, the Faculty will blame the students for not buying better locks.
Professor Niblett
Dress like any member of One Direction (RIP Liam Payne). For added effect, go take pictures in your costume on the stairs at the AGO. Beware: Toronto Life may come knocking at your door.
Professor Phillips
Wear a black button up and black dress pants. For added effect, recruit your most ripped friend to be your sidekick—Professor Shaffer.
Alexis Nexis
Get all done up in your best red drag. WestLaw or CanLII may be your preferred platform, but their names just don’t translate as well into drag personas. If you look good enough, maybe you can put aside your legal career aspirations for a chance at becoming Canada’s Next Drag Superstar! Watch out Brooke Lynn.
Terima Fork
Dress in all white and put a 25 cent price tag on yourself. If people make plans with you and expect that you’ll be free, tell them you know your worth. Let the quarters roll in!
Point First Writing
Get a white tee with some words on it and a foam finger. Whenever you greet someone, point at your shirt before saying anything to them. If no one understands what you are supposed to be, the costume will be even more accurate.
Elle Pea
Don the classic Elle Woods costume, but ditch Bruiser Woods for some canned peas. This one is sure to frighten all of your overachieving classmates.
Supreme Court Clerk
The stereotypical ‘nerd’ costume will do for this one. (It’s okay if you’re punching up, right?)
LinkedIn Stalker
Head down to Value Village and find yourself a LinkedIn blue coloured jacket, or just wear a suit. Print out all of your friends’ headshots and resumes and stash them in your pockets, pulling them out whenever you can to look over them in secret. Stop yourself at random intervals, swear you won’t look at them again, and inevitably fail immediately. Demonstrate extreme shame if anyone catches you in the act. For an even more realistic costume, use the headshots and resumes of strangers and acquaintances rather than your friends.
Vexatious Litigant
Wear a normal outfit and carry around some ready-to-go Statements of Claim. Serve them immediately to anyone who dares to talk to you, and just be really annoying (which, let’s face it, shouldn’t be too hard).
11(b[ees])
Sport some black, yellow, and perhaps a stinger. Recruit ten friends to do the same. Or, if you’re like me and don’t have anywhere near ten friends, just incorporate the number 11 somewhere in your outfit. Walk (or buzz) around slowly and make sure to arrive late to any events you’re attending. If someone calls you out on your lateness, claim you were not unreasonably delayed, or that it was due to exceptional circumstances. The speed at which our justice system moves makes this another scary costume option!
Rejection Therapy
Any old U of T Law merch will do. After all, rejection is what this place is all about, even if you’re one of the (un)lucky ones who got in.
The Ghost of Law Students Past
Paint yourself black and white and carry around whatever law textbooks you have. Tell everyone you wish you could go back to the good old days at U of T Law. Try not to react when they look back at you in horror.