I learn from Will Baude that the Yale Law School library has the first two seasons of Angel in its vast collection. I can't help but wonder why, though. Perhaps because its a fabulous show, or possibly because it (accurately?) portrays lawyers and law firms as great instruments of evil in our modern world, entrenched in the demon realm. Maybe it's some of both.

But having just finished season 4 and facing the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam on Friday, I also can't help but wonder about the (professional) ethics of Wolfram & Hart. (N.B. end of season 4 spoilers lie ahead.) Staff, including young lawyers, are to be supervised by partners licensed to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction. Certainly even heads of ancillary departments need not be attorneys, but if Angel (who to my knowledge is not licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction) is running what still purports to be a law firm, isn't Wolfram & Hart facing a whopper of an ethical violation?