Not That Lawyers Need Magic At Their Disposal

Reading Daredevil #32, I noticed when Matt was speaking with Dr. Strange, that he described Strange as being very precise with his words, and mentioned that Strange always is.

Which makes sense. Magic is typically presented - at least in the Marvel Universe, but other fictional realms as well - as something prone to unintended consequences. If you aren't careful about what you say, or don't have your intentions clear in your mind, things will go awry. You can't simply cast magic about willy-nilly, because there's no telling what the end result will be. Strange has been at it enough, and made enough mistakes, to understand that.

It occurred to me, though, as a lawyer, Matt works with words, and meaning is important. Witness testimony, reasonable doubt, discussions of intent, state of mind, definitions of a variety of terms - clinical, scientific, legal, contractual, economic. So many things, and a lot of it comes down to what you say, and how you say it, how you can present it in the way that makes juries or judges see things as you want them to.

So I wondered, Matt Murdock as a practitioner of sorcery (I'm sure the idea was influenced somewhat by that image of him as a stage magician from issue #22)? There would probably be an issue of whether Matt could even perceived mystical energy to manipulate with his senses as they are, but I doubt that sight is essential to Strange's work. But I'd also guess that magic isn't something you normally perceive with your senses, so much as you feel it spiritually, and I wonder if Matt, so used to his enhanced senses being able to pick up on almost anything, would be able to adjust.

That's something that could be addressed with sufficient training, though. Matt's personality, that might be more trouble. Matt's very slick, very good at thinking on his feet, but as he's noted, he relies a little too much on flash and showmanship at times. It's why Matt and Foggy work so well together. Matt projects the confidence and ease you want in your attorney, but it's Foggy's attention to detail that gives Matt a foundation to stand on. That might be Matt's biggest problem, learning to stop and think, to study, to plan ahead, as opposed to leaping into the fray and trusting that he'll come up with something.

Honestly, maybe Foggy should look into it. I doubt he has the temperament, but that could work in his favor. He'd be overly cautious, but you wouldn't have to worry about him overreaching, or not thinking through what he's getting ready to do.