As a lawyer, L&O has always set my teeth on edge. The cop parts are usually pretty darn well-done, at least considering the megalopolis-type city department settings. But, the lawyer parts are totally laughable in their black-hat/white-hat lack of realism and numerous other major problems. Except for the fact of the law-chicks being incredibly hot (Also pretty damned unrealistic), the good guy lawyers are self-righteous douchebags in search of a doctoral dissertation to orally defend. I can't stand watching it.