A drama directed by Sigi Rothemund. A female lawyer who specialises in defending suspected rapists is left traumatised after she herself is assaulted in her own home. A female lawyer (Margaret Lindsay) sets up her own practice but only achieves success as an attorney for the mob.
The 25 Best Lawyer. 1 1. My Cousin Vinny (1992) Directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Dale Launer, My Cousin Vinny follows two young New Yorkers, Bill Gambini and Stan ... 2 2. 12 Angry Men (1957) 3 3. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 4 4. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) <. 5 5. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) More items
A female lawyer who specialises in defending suspected rapists is left traumatised after she herself is assaulted in her own home. A female lawyer (Margaret Lindsay) sets up her own practice but only achieves success as an attorney for the mob.
A fast-track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after he disappoints his son for the last time. Yes, this is a legal movie. It is....seriously. Okay so there's some laughs along the way. Just deal with it. The trial scene DOES get pretty deep and emotional so take that! 13. Presumed Innocent (1990) Error: please try again.
Deemed one of the greatest courtroom dramas of all time and based on the novel with the same title, Anatomy of a Murder follows Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler (played by James Stewart), who has his work cut out for him after agreeing to defend Lt. Manion (played by Ben Gazzarra), who murdered a local bar owner after learning he’s been accused of rape.
Trivia: Julia Roberts’ salary for her role as Erin Brockovich made her the first actress in Hollywood to earn more than $20 million.
Set in 1839, Amistad tells the story of a slave ship sailing from Cuba to the United States. In the film, directed by Steven Spielberg, Cinque (played by Djimon Hounsou) leads the slaves in an uprising, which results in them being held as prisoners in Connecticut.
Trivia: Despite his top-billed status, Welles does not appear in the film until an hour and five minutes in.
Philadelphia (1993) Directed by Jonathan Demme, Philadelphia tells the story of lawyer Andrew Beckett, who struggles to hide his homosexuality, as well as his HIV status, for fear that they will have a negative impact on his career at a prestigious Philadelphia law firm.
Trivia: Holly Hunter’s performance lasts five minutes and 59 seconds, making it one of the shortest Oscar-nominated performances of all time.
At first, Mick assumes that the case will be an easy, open-and-shut affair. He soon learns, though, that there’s more to it than meets the eye and that it’s connected with a previous case of his.
The Client - A small boy who saw the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to help protect him when the DA tries to use him to take down the mob family.#N#Length: 119 minutes# N#Director: Joel Schumacher#N#Stars: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro#N#Watch Movie: The Client
...And Justice for All - An attorney is forced to defend a guilty judge, while still helping other innocent clients, and trying to find punishment for the guilty and provide justice for the innocent.#N#Length: 119 minutes#N#Director: Norman Jewison#N#Stars: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe#N#Watch Movie: ...And Justice for All
Murder in the First - A young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner who has been accused of killing another inmate, despite his client having just spent over three years in solitary confinement.#N#Length: 122 minutes#N# Director: Marc Rocco#N#Stars: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman#N#Watch Movie: Murder in the First
Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.
After a sudden explosion at Edge of Ocean island in Tokyo, TĹŤru Amuro, codename Zero, begins to investigate. Meanwhile, private eye KogorĹŤ is arrested as a suspect, so Conan Edogawa conducts his own investigation to prove his innocence, but Amuro stands in his way.
Max Kirkpatrick is a cop who protects Kate McQuean, a civil law attorney, from a renegade KGB team out to terminate her
A lawyer takes on a new client that wants to sue a dating website because it guarantees love.
A female lawyer passionately defends criminals, believing that everyone deserves a second chance. But her latest defendants though have no qualms about making her their next victim. They steal her car, find the keys to her country villa and decide to rob the place.
Set in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, "93Queen" follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are smashing the patriarchy in their community by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City.
A female lawyer who specialises in defending suspected rapists is left traumatised after she herself is assaulted in her own home.
They sit on all sides of the moral compass but we love them because they give us drama, action, humour, suspense and ethics all in one – they remind us of what it is to be human, to fight against the odds, to stick up for what’s right and, sometimes, what it feels like to cross that line.
First was; “From this day forward, when your mother tells you she loves you – get a second opinion.”
3. Atticus Finch – To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Tom Cruise has taken a bit of a press beating since Scientology took hold. Like or hate him, though, his high octane performance as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee in A Few Good Men is one of his greatest performances of all time.
Rudy Baylor : “Every lawyer in every case feels himself crossing a line he doesn’t really mean to cross. It just happens. And if you cross it enough times, it disappears forever. And then you’re nothing but another lawyer joke. Just another shark in the dirty water.”
It’s a different role for Richard Gere who we’re used to seeing in slightly more soppy or romantic roles. In this, Gere plays Marty Vail, a money hungry defence lawyer who doesn’t really care about the truth, the self-proclaimed “hot shot” attorney who loves the spotlight, thrives on legal technicalities and wants to win. Vail is memorable in this role, however, for his transformation from self-centred Chicago attorney to a man who truly believes his altar boy client is innocent of murder charges and defends him with vigour.
It’s not surprising Julia Roberts received Hollywood’s curvy golden prize for her sassy, bold, heart warming portrayal of the real Erin Brockovich. Playing the down and out single Mum and paralegal turned legal crusader against energy giant, Pacific Gas & Electric, she reveals the company has been illegally dumping highly toxic hexavalent chromium into the local water source. Albert Finney also does a wonderfully grumpy but loveable turn as her boss, Ed Masry. Part of one of the largest civil law suits in US history, we love Erin because she never gives up, she has a lot of fun with female stereotypes in the conservative legal world, she’s got some lip and she’s on the side of those who can’t afford to access justice and fight for themselves.
The process can be especially daunting for those entering into practice after the age of 50.
It's also helpful in the real-world practice of law, where former accountants can practice tax law , for example, and nurses or physicians can use their expertise in healthcare-related cases.
Law School at 50+ Years Old. Most law schools require applicants to hold at least a bachelor's degree. If you're older than 50, chances are you earned your degree many years ago.
If you opt for solo practice, draw on the contacts you've made in your previous career and personal life. If you once worked in the real estate business, for example, contact realtors you know for their mortgage business. If you know entrepreneurs, offer your services for contracts, partnership agreements and succession planning.
Michigan lawyer Tom Weiss took his bar exam a week before his 52nd birthday. Previously a sailor, banker and hotel manager, Weiss found he was much more motivated as a mature student. "I was eager to go back to school, and ready to excel," he recalls.
Law school is typically three years, and some states allow apprenticeship type programs that could possibly be completed even faster. Once you’ve completed law school most states offer two annual opportunities to take the bar exam. Pass it and you’ve become an attorney.
Unlike many professions, attorneys can practice well beyond normal retirement age if they want to. Moreover, if you focused your legal career goals on the field you were in before law school, you could advance faster than usual — for example, a former teacher or school administrator focusing on education law, a for.
You don’t make money upholding the law. The law is predictable and NOBODY will ever litigate. A judge, instead, takes kickbacks per appointment, from any attorney who’d like to practice, in addition to the occasional bribe. In return, they don’t have to read any pleadings or worry about the law.