November 5, 2015

Trials and the Movies

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Daniel I. Small

Movies and television shows featuring trials and other courtroom procedures have always been popular, and it is not surprising that, with the advent of modern technology, they have found their way into law school classrooms. In today’s world, just about everyone who teaches trial advocacy (and we include ourselves) uses clips from movies or shows to illustrate a point.

But what can lawyers really learn from Hollywood?

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