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Dale Mitchell, Lecturer in Law, University of the Sunshine Coast

No gavels, no hearsay and lots of drinking: a law expert ranks legal dramas by their accuracy

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From Elle Woods in Legally Blonde to Jennifer Walters in She-Hulk, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird to Denny Crane in Boston Legal, our popular culture is often where we first see and witness legal practice.

Sometimes this comes via the silver screen, other times television. But it would be wrong to think that all we see on legal television shows is accurate – even when it claims to capture reality.

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