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Plausibility check: Lawyer of the Occult

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the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
I think the reason why a major supernatural power would need a lawyer is pretty much the same as why a major mundane CEO would need a lawyer; specialised technical knowledge of different complexities in different expert fields.

I don't see any inherent reason why Dark Lord Random Example who is a thousand years old and has spent most of that time studying dark magic is necessarily going to have the time or the temperament to be a legal whiz.

Landing:
It sounds like a good idea, it is something just from looking at your post I would be interested in reading if it was a book. I have always liked supernatural world where the political landscape is realistically built up.

snowbank:
Charlaine Harris also has a lawyer character, he appears infrequently but I think the way the Fae is handled is more similar to TDF. The lawyer character works for the vampires, but the Fae are also occasionally involved in human/shifter/vampire actions.

Have you read the Southern Vampire books?

Starbeam:
I could be getting mixed up, but I believe the lawyer in the Southern vampire books is a demon.  Also, the Kitty Norville books has a lawyer character, I think introduced in the second or third book, and eventually becomes a more central character.

MoSeS:
At first when I read the idea I thought of Marcone, he is getting to know "the Unseelie Acccords forwards and backwards", yet he isn't one of the magical beings.

However he is significantly a different archetype from the pseudo sidekick type you mention. However there are certain semi-political parties already in play in fantasy like Dresden Files. The Merlin is basically a judge, the rest of the council is like a jury, and usually the defendant's represent themselves unless another wizard steps in to assist.

Basically there isn't much use for a lawyer character unless the lawyer has significant ability to actually protect your rights, however that is kind of already covered by Lea in DF.

In addition Peabody sort of played the lawyer type, I don't think it's uncommon for a lawyer to be involved in the finances and treasury of an organization.

However these are all still not the character type you describe, I think this lawyer character sounds like he would be somewhere on the same level as Vince the (click to show/hide)private eye that Harry hires.

Then there is also BOB the Skull, I feel that he also provides much "legal advice" for Harry.

So in Dresden between Bob, McCoy, Rashid, Lea, Marcone, etc. I think Dresden has all his bases pretty much covered.

But I definitely think in a different story that your character would be very neccessary.

Kind of a Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson set-up it sounds like would work.

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