sample law school personal statements

Are you reading sample law school personal statements because you’re planning to go to law school? Or are you already experiencing the four grueling years? Whatever situation you’re in, movies related to law school and the legal career are break time perks. Such movies are not only interesting but also tell more about what happens in law school. Below are five examples of law-related movies you may watch.

1. Paper Chase

The 1973 film directed by James Bridges is an adaptation of John Jay Osborn, Jr.’s novel. It centers on Hart, a Harvard Law School freshman who becomes the competitor of a Contract Law professor, Charles Kingsfield, Jr. As the story develops the conflict, Hart finds out that the girl he is dating is Kingsfield’s daughter.

Paper Chase is a movie that garnered many positive reviews through its engaging and emotional plot. Hart is played by Timothy Bottoms while Kingsfield is played by John Houseman. The movie is an accurate depiction of law school experience.

2. The Trials of Law School

A must-see for all law school students, The Trials of Law School is about the lives of several University of Oklahoma College of Law students. The students are from different backgrounds and struggle to finish law school with their own hopes, dreams and expectations.

3. The Pelican Brief

Starring Julia Roberts as Darby Shaw, the movie Pelican Brief is based on a John Grisham novel. The movie’s suspense theme narrates how Darby, a law school student, discovers interesting information about the death of two Supreme Court Justices. After doing more research, Darby presents her theories to her law professor, Thomas Callahan. He confides the findings to his friend Gavin Verheek but both are killed after Darby runs away in fear to save her life.

4. Reversal of Fortune

Another law-related movie, Reversal of Fortune is about how a Harvard law professor and his students conducted researches and investigations to gain acquittal for a man convicted of the attempted murder of his wife.

5. Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde is more of a comedy than a serious law-related movie. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde is about how the rich and popular seemingly-dumb-blonde-sorority-president Elle Woods struggled to get into and stay in law school to recover a boyfriend who dumped her. Although she initially faces law school hostility, Elle proceeds with her plan with full determination. She also, eventually, becomes one of the best students in her class and prompts an interesting twist in the plot.

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