Every law student meets him early. The reasonable person is careful, sensible and never does anything silly, and the law of negligence measures everyone else against him.
In England he famously rides the Clapham omnibus. Australian courts have been known to put him on the Bondi tram. Wherever he is travelling, he has one thing in common with every practising lawyer’s dream client: he does not actually exist.
A lawyer gift idea for the driest sense of humour
This mug puts the reasonable person front and centre, then lets him down gently. Under the heading “THE REASONABLE PERSON” sits a smaller line that every litigator has thought at least once a week: “has clearly never met my clients”.
It is the kind of lawyer gift idea that does not need a long explanation at the desk. People who know, know, and the rest will be asking about it by the end of the first meeting.
Minimal line art, maximum restraint
The illustration is drawn in a continuous black line, in the style of a clean modern sketch. Our reasonable person stands perfectly still in a plain suit and simple hat, hands by his sides, face left politely blank. He is the most average man ever drawn, which is exactly the point.
A fine ground line runs beneath his feet, then the title in bold condensed capitals with the punchline in a small italic serif. Everything is in solid near-black, so the design looks crisp and grown-up against the white mug.
Who it suits
Litigators, insurance and personal injury lawyers, and anyone who spends their week arguing about what a sensible person would have done will love it. It also suits torts lecturers, law students mid-semester, and in-house counsel who field unusual questions from the rest of the business.
It makes a good farewell or promotion present, and a quietly funny one for a mentor who taught you the difference between what the law expects and what people actually do.
What you are getting
This is a white ceramic mug with a glossy finish that holds 11oz (approximately 325mL). It has a comfortable handle and a classic straight shape that suits a busy desk or a meeting room.
We print it in Australia using sublimation, so the line art is fused into the coating rather than painted on top. It is fine in the dishwasher and in the microwave. All sublimation prints fade a little over many years, and a gentle cycle helps the fine lines stay sharp.
More legal humour
For more ways to make a lawyer laugh, have a look through our legal mugs. There is a retro badge for billable hours, a Latin in-joke and a woolly barrister, so the whole office can find one that suits.
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