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What are some common misconceptions about lawyers? ~

Posted - July 25, 2019

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  • 16763
    That they're human.
      July 25, 2019 6:02 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    Those inhumans have kept me employed for more than 55 years, so I don't knock them. :)
      July 25, 2019 7:31 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    That they're all sharks out for blood.  I work for an attorney who is nothing at all like that.  I couldn't have worked with him for more than 28 years if he was. 
      July 25, 2019 7:32 AM MDT
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  • That their existence and need isn't a sign that the law is an intentionally convoluted trap.
      July 25, 2019 11:39 AM MDT
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  • 6023
    That they make good leaders.
    (I don't know why people keep electing lawyers to political office.)
      July 25, 2019 11:42 AM MDT
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  • ^^^^best answer
      July 25, 2019 11:45 AM MDT
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  • 44603
    That they are all millionaires. Public defenders don't make diddly.
      July 25, 2019 2:58 PM MDT
    1