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lol my husband and I are both lawyers. It oddly works for us. Granted, neither of us are in big law and neither of us have billables to worry about so we get to spend enough quality time together. (He’s a government attorney and I work for a nonprofit legal service org.)

Also, for what it’s worth, we also don’t take ourselves too seriously!

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I married my law school section-mate. I appreciate all the shared experiences from law school until now, and we are best friends. We support each other in our careers and share common values. We also don't act like "lawyers" around each other at home. We act like normal people who can carry on a conversation that has nothing to do with the law.

Not sure if I'm entitled to compensation as the issue of damages is questionable lol

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I'd never date a woman whose an attorney

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Everyone isn't a stereotypical lawyer

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Awful. No time and work often comes first. Would not recommend.

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