In case you weren’t aware, New York’s annual Comic Con — an event for nerds of all ages to salivate over all matters of fictional media — took place this weekend. This year was the largest NYCC ever, with about 151,000 people in attendance, with many of them dressed to the nines in full cosplay gear as their favorite characters.
“What the hell is cosplay?” you might ask. For the uninformed, cosplay (short for “costume play,” according to Wikipedia) is a time for adults to dress up and pretend to play roles from comic books, cartoons, video games, television shows, and even movies. It’s like a Halloween party on crack.
You’d never know it from looking at these wacky people, but some of them are members of the legal profession. From legal assistants to paralegals to lawyers, all sorts of legal professionals are into cosplay, and BuzzFeed was kind enough to unmask some of them for us.

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Do you recognize any of these legal professionals?
We have no idea what character she’s trying to portray, so we’ll refer to her as “Pretty Pretty Princess”:
Here’s a paralegal dressed up as a character from Judge Dredd. We hope you show her some respect:

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Do you think the costumes these legal professionals are wearing represent their roles in a law firm setting?
These 29 Photos Of Cosplayers Revealing What Their Day Jobs Are Might Blow Your Mind [BuzzFeed]