I mean, sure she was nervous this time around. But look at Legally Blonde 2 as well. It seems the only way she can solve a case is by proving a flaw in some shallow cosmetic/hair care/etc sort of thing. Who knows how capable she is of solving REAL cases? We've certainly never seen it, save for one scene in this one in class where she terms masturbatory emissions as reckless abandonment, which I'm not sure a jury would go for.
shareElle's argument questioned if a sperm donor claiming visitation rights for one of their donations, was being arbitrary if the donor doesn't also want visitation rights with all the other children resulting from their donations. And to extend the law to its full ridiculous extent -- which any person claiming visitation rights to the result of their sperm donations most assuredly is -- masturbation could be punished, under the law, as "reckless abandonment."
She won her moot court trial in the classroom, and a real trial in her first year, then, as a congresswoman's aide, passed a federal bill banning animal testing of cosmetics, immediately following graduation.
Every lawyer has their strengths. Some know business law, some excel at divorce law, some specialize in criminal law, so why can't Elle specialize in cosmetic and animal rights law.
I don't see why you claim that Elle Woods was not a good lawyer. Most lawyers do little more than research precedence, for the first year following graduation, while they try to pass their bar exam.
It was actually a "mock" court trial, not "moot." I agree with your comments though.
shareEven though, it's a bit cheesy, I think Elle did very well. In the Windham case, the defense has the burden of disproving the prosecution's case. Brooke could have won on her alibi but she didn't want to use her alibi because it would ruin her reputation, she fully understood that would mean going to prison for the rest of her life. Elle knew she was innocent because Brooke told her the alibi and because of attorney/client privilege, she needed to protect what the client said. Elle used her talent along with her education to trap Chutney who unwittingly gave herself up.
I do think Legally Blond 2 was very silly but in the end, she again used her talents with her education and this time, experience.
Just one quibble: "the defense has the burden of disproving the prosecution's case."
No! Nein! Nyet!
The prosecution has the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
The defense only has to prove reasonable doubt.
I know that Elle Woods, along with Perry Mason and just about every other movie lawyer not only disproves the case against his/her client, but also reassembles the evidence in the case so it points at someone else, and then gets him/her to admit guilt and confess all the odd angles which the evidence doesn't make clear.
In a real-life case, however, the defense should only have to put a reasonable doubt in the minds of the jury. The more doubts and the more reasonable the better, but in theory, only one.