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Originally Posted by ferrets_bueller

Dealing with opposing litigation counsel is surely is one of the least enjoyable things about being a lawyer. But some lawyerly wag once said that lawyers are the only people worth having a drink with. I agree. I'd rather drink with lawyers than any other gaggle of professionals. There are obvious exceptions, of course, but in general the rule holds.

Really?

First problem with drinking with lawyers: disproportionately a bunch of urban white dudes with urban white dude stories and pretty much the same education. If you go drinking with a group of politicians, especially Democratic ones, you'll get a mix of religions, races, and these days even genders, and you'll get people who vary from PhDs (occasionally) to union workers (occasionally). If you go drinking with entrepreneurs, they'll come from all over the world. I mean, lawyers are better than corporate middle management, but....