History Fridge / LegallyBlonde

* Elle's IronicEcho to Warner's aspirations--If I'm going to be a partner in a law firm by the time I'm thirty--shows that she has always been a far more grounded person than him. Warner's goal is to become a Senator by the time he's thirty, which is an extremely difficult goal even for someone with connections, and unless he's talking without thinking, he apparently doesn't know the age limit for being elected to Senate. Elle wanting to become a partner at a law firm is a more realistic professional goal and shows she has a better grasp on things than "Mr. Serious".

** Also, while the specific argument might be gibberish, the lack of a marriage only works in Dewey's favor if he single-handedly purchased both the trailer and the dog, which, again, seems unlikely (it's unlikely he was even consistently employed, considering how happy Paulette is about Kyle having a decent job). If Paulette put any of her money towards buying the trailer and/or the dog (or if either of those was something she owned prior to the relationship, which could be the case), then she would have some level of legal rights to those things. No halfway decent lawyer would advise him to take it to court unless he could prove that he was the sole owner of everything, because if he sues and Paulette turns out to have ownership rights, he could lose a lot more than just the dog. This doesn't mean Elle is legally in the clear, but it means that even if Dewey realized there was something to expose, he likely wouldn't do if because of what he stands to lose.

** Also, while the specific argument might be gibberish, the lack of a marriage only works in Dewey's favor if he single-handedly purchased both the trailer and the dog, which, again, seems unlikely (it's unlikely he was even consistently employed, considering how happy Paulette is about Kyle having a decent job). If Paulette put any of her money towards buying the trailer and/or the dog (or if either of those was something she owned prior to the relationship, which could be the case), then she would have some level of legal rights to those things. No halfway decent lawyer would advise him to take it to court unless he could prove that he was the sole owner of everything, because if he sues and Paulette turns out to have ownership rights, he could lose a lot more than just the dog. In the moment, it was probably just easier for Elle to make the BS common-law marriage argument than to actually get into something that would have nuance. This doesn't mean Elle is legally in the clear, but it means that even if Dewey realized there was something to expose, he likely wouldn't do if because of what he stands to lose.

** Also, while the specific argument might be gibberish, the lack of a marriage only works in Dewey's favor if he single-handedly purchased both the trailer and the dog, which, again, seems unlikely (it's unlikely he was even consistently employed, considering how happy Paulette is about Kyle having a decent job). If Paulette put any of her money towards buying the trailer and/or the dog (or if either of those was something she owned prior to the relationship, which could be the case), then she would have some level of legal rights to those things. No halfway decent lawyer would advise him to take it to court unless he could prove that he was the sole owner of everything, because if he sues and Paulette turns out to have ownership rights, he could lose a lot more than just the dog. In the moment, it was probably just easier for Elle to make the BS common-law marriage argument than to actually get into something that would have nuance.

* The way that Elle gives a convincing verse to the administrator is not 'completely' nonsense. Although the banner and emphasis on love is cheesy, some of the lyrics demonstrate that Elle's emotional nature does not negate her intelligence and that she has plenty of ambition and motivation to get through law school. Both of those topics would be compelling in an essay on their own.

* Warner's standing at Harvard was nothing special, but it was still ''Harvard'' so it seems strange why he has no job offers. Once you realize though the family he comes from, he probably just applied to prestigious law firms who could do better [[WellDoneSonGuy in a desperate effort to still make his family proud]]. If he applied to a smaller not as renowned one, he probably could've secured to a job.