It is true that onscreen lawyers often are portrayed as over the top and find themselves in implausible situations. But some films offer useful insights into the skills lawyers need to be successful, according to a new book by Creighton University School of Law’s Kelly Lynn Anders.
Lawyers could learn a few things about conveying compassion from Gregory Peck’s onscreen portrayal of Atticus Finch in the classic movie To Kill A Mockingbird. Negotiation skills feature throughout 12 Angry Men, and if you want some insight into keen lawyerly timing, look no further than the 1957 movie, Witness for the Prosecution. That film, […]