Why the heck does Leland agree to be Ben's lawyer for the case against him...FOR MURDERING LELAND'S DAUGHTER AND NIECE? And why do Hawk and Albert not think this is strange?
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DEAR MODS: PLZ REDUCE MY POSTING QUOTA. 30 MIN IS WAY TOO MUCH.
Because Cooper suggested it (in all cases).
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"We've all crossed thresholds we don't brag about."
--Joe Horn, Rain (1932)
By that point in the show we see that BOB is pretty much in control of Leland the entire time. And obviously BOB knows that Ben didn't murder Laura, so maybe it was his intent to offer a lackluster defense and seal Bens fate.
Remember, BOB/Leland snuck some fur off of the fox in Ben's office to frame him to begin with.
As to the question of why no one else thought it strange, well, maybe they did.
It's in keeping with the quirky nature of Twin Peaks.
Like Bobby once said when seeing Pinkle hit on the Log Lady . . . "small town man."
Now see, I hear that as "small town, man," i.e. everywhere you go, you see the same cast of characters.
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"The bonsai: the ultimate miniature."
--Will Hayward, Twin Peaks
Incidentally, regards my comment on the original post, see
"Halo effect," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect.
Leland's case could be a little different from the others, but he might have seen no choice but to play along.
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"The bonsai: the ultimate miniature."
--Will Hayward, Twin Peaks
. . . everywhere you go, you see the same cast of characters