Erica: So after you graduate, you'll have to pass the bar.
Beverly: Another test? I just took the "L" one.
Erica: And then you'll get hired at a firm and be an associate and work your way up the ladder until-
Beverly: Eh, Mama's out.
Erica: What?
Beverly: I- I think I'm okay just knowing I could have been a lawyer.
Erica: How can you possibly know that if you gave up after two minutes?
Beverly: Well, when you think about it, I already kind of am a lawyer.
Erica: Except you're not a lawyer, because you did nothing to become one.
Beverly: According to the show L.A. Law, anyone can represent themselves in court, so that kind of makes me a lawyer.
Erica: No, it makes you a person who wants to be a lawyer but isn't one.
Beverly: If I can defend myself in court, then you can, Daddy can, anyone can. So when you think about it, doesn't that make us all lawyers?
Erica: That is an incredibly dumb way to think about it.
Beverly: Hey, I could've been a lawyer, so you show me the respect I could've deserved.