My Civ Pro teacher used clips from this movie to illustrate a lot of points in class (ex: Expert witnesses).Aawaldrop wrote:Valedictorian at Cooley suggests My Cousin Vinny
Not kidding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdhaEUA1H9Y
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My evidence class used it too. I have to say that my cousin vinny and legally blonde, combined with Lincoln lawyer are my three favorite lawyer movies ever.kapital98 wrote:My Civ Pro teacher used clips from this movie to illustrate a lot of points in class (ex: Expert witnesses).Aawaldrop wrote:Valedictorian at Cooley suggests My Cousin Vinny
Not kidding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdhaEUA1H9Y
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A friend in Biz Assoc was assigned to watch Pretty Woman this term. "Don't pay attention to the romantic parts like you usually would, pay attention to the hostile takeover of the ship-building company."
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Don't forget A Few Good Men
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that's a godawful suggestion.rinkrat19 wrote:A friend in Biz Assoc was assigned to watch Pretty Woman this term. "Don't pay attention to the romantic parts like you usually would, pay attention to the hostile takeover of the ship-building company."
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I loaned him the DVD. His wife appreciated the assignment and gave me pie.guano wrote:that's a godawful suggestion.rinkrat19 wrote:A friend in Biz Assoc was assigned to watch Pretty Woman this term. "Don't pay attention to the romantic parts like you usually would, pay attention to the hostile takeover of the ship-building company."

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watch the tv show, suits. so realistic.
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I'll stick with James Spader in Secretary.
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I know it's not a movie, but if you have Netflix, "The Guardian" is a good series to check out. It's a really underrated show IMO.
I think it's probably more accurate than "Boston Legal" or "Ally McBeal" in terms of lawyer shows and although I'm just a 0L, I think it offers a glimpse into the everyday work of a family law/child's advocate lawyer.
I think it's probably more accurate than "Boston Legal" or "Ally McBeal" in terms of lawyer shows and although I'm just a 0L, I think it offers a glimpse into the everyday work of a family law/child's advocate lawyer.
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The Devil's Advocate
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Until it turned into a ridiculous soap opera.bdm261 wrote:I know it's not a movie, but if you have Netflix, "The Guardian" is a good series to check out. It's a really underrated show IMO.
I think it's probably more accurate than "Boston Legal" or "Ally McBeal" in terms of lawyer shows and although I'm just a 0L, I think it offers a glimpse into the everyday work of a family law/child's advocate lawyer.
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Scandal, for sure -- a bunch of lawyers who don't do anything law related.
But in all seriousnes... I'd go with Mean Girls.
But in all seriousnes... I'd go with Mean Girls.
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The Machinist.
Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
Drag Me to Hell.
Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
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The scenes in Clueless where they sit around going through endless documents while being bored are pretty accurate.
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Legally Blonde
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I just watched that movie last week. They did a really good job with the legal parts. Surprisingly, the entire movie was very smart.spleenworship wrote:The scenes in Clueless where they sit around going through endless documents while being bored are pretty accurate.
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kapital98 wrote:I just watched that movie last week. They did a really good job with the legal parts. Surprisingly, the entire movie was very smart.spleenworship wrote:The scenes in Clueless where they sit around going through endless documents while being bored are pretty accurate.
It's actually one of my favorite movies.



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My Cousin Vinny is classic.
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I thought Franklin & Bash was the real legal documentary series. It's got small & big law mixed with normal courtroom procedure.
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laughed so loud a friend asked what was up.Desert Fox wrote:Have you seen the dungeon scene in pulp fiction?
He read the thread and said "Damages, because the ending is a given from the very beginning- you end up busy and sad, and if you're smart you can figure out the way you'll get there too- through predictable and uninteresting twists handed down from the people in charge."
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Lincoln Lawyer
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ooooo You're such a smoooth twalkerBerkeleyBear wrote:My Cousin Vinny is classic.
One of my favorite movie quotes of all time:
"Dead on balls accurate....Industry jargon your honor"
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The second half of Legally Blonde is a decent depiction
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lolMauriceGains wrote:The Machinist.
Seriously? What are you waiting for?
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