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Legal drama Court! sheds light on junior barristers' unseen intellectual labor

A new legal drama series, ViuTV's Court!, aims to portray the realities of legal practice for junior barristers, moving beyond dramatic courtroom scenes to depict the extensive intellectual labor involved in case preparation and strategy. The show highlights the less glamorous aspects of the profession, such as lengthy waits for adjourned cases and the necessity of taking on lower-fee work due to income uncertainty. By focusing on the behind-the-scenes grind, Court! challenges the traditional, often romanticized, perception of the legal profession. AI

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Legal drama Court! sheds light on junior barristers' unseen intellectual labor

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Felix Tang ·

    The quiet grind behind the wig and gown

    If ViuTV’s Court! feels unusually grounded for a legal drama, it is because the series dares to show what the public rarely sees – and what the profession has perhaps been too polite to say out loud. There are no dramatic ambushes or theatrical monologues that turn the tide at th…