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Re:Physical attractiveness bias in the legal system (2017) by blaser-waffle on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @12:51PM (#24051875)
Law is as much about settling grievances, taking moral stands, and slinging "fuck you's" as much as it is about actual damages and money.

Even if loud, angry lawyer guy doesn't win, dragging them to court and making them pay for a lawyer -- and then slinging vitriol at them in court -- has more emotional satisfaction than a dispassionate, slow, boring, go-nowhere hearing that ends with a moderate settlement.

(note: in some places the loser pays all of the fees for the winner, so locality matters here)

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Re:Physical attractiveness bias in the legal system (2017) by Fezzik on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @01:41PM (#24052482)
Oh for sure. I consider myself lucky to be a salaried attorney with one government agency as a client since I don’t have to sing and dance to impress people. I can just do good work and achieve consistent results and everyone is happy. Really, what my comment should have said, is that much of what attorneys do is done to impress their clients and has very little to do with actually litigating whatever the issues are in a case.
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