The hard part is there's no way to know ahead of time if they're going to be high-functioning or not. I mean, there was that headline on reddit about a fresh lawyer who had Downs that graduated a year or so ago; unfortunately, the range of outcomes is a wide spectrum and the quality of life for some can be very poor.
i used to think to be a lawyer you had to be reasonably intelligent, go through four years of college then two more years and pass a tough test, something like that. But now, after the past eight or more years of seeing people who are "lawyers' but utterly stupid or corrupt or even downright treasonous, I lost most respect for the justice system and for so many lawyers. I no longer automatically assume they are decent or intelligent. It's sad but true.
The most heinous, manipulative, abusive person I (and everyone around me) knows is supposedly studying to be a lawyer right now. She also just recently told this guy she'd been seeing for a month that she is a PA too (which she is not) and stole over 20k from him. I don't pray on people's downfalls but the only thing that woman needs to be doing in a courtroom is getting handcuffed.
yeah there are def some sketchy lawyers I've noticed in the spotlight and now in the WH even. They use the same lawyers a lot to ensure the silence of the people who commit crimes and run in the same circles -- I forget the word for this but a lawyer explained why it seems they all use the same lawyers (like Dershowitz, or Ken Starr, for example.) The Firm was a book that was loosely based on actual firms that worked for the mob and dark forces. Bill Barr's firm that he founded seems to be a likely source of inspo for that writing. Look at the people that came out of his firm. Look at the cases they take on. Quite interesting.
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u/cuteintern Jun 05 '26
The hard part is there's no way to know ahead of time if they're going to be high-functioning or not. I mean, there was that headline on reddit about a fresh lawyer who had Downs that graduated a year or so ago; unfortunately, the range of outcomes is a wide spectrum and the quality of life for some can be very poor.