Hollywood law school

What Kramer, Satan and Julia Roberts’ breasts can teach us about the U.S. legal system

By Amir Kenan

October 8, 2007

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Forget law school—what have movie lawyers taught us?

“Objection!” “Overruled!” “Permission to approach the bench!”

Being a movie lawyer is easy: You doodle on a legal pad, yell “objection!” every couple of minutes, and spend the rest of your time waiting for a surprise witness to burst through the door.

In honor of the release of “Michael Clayton,” George Clooney’s latest lawyer-centric Oscar attempt passion project, we’ve assembled our favorite legal advice from Hollywood lawyer flicks. From a blonde with ambition, to an overacting Lucifer (sorry, Pacino), to some Academy Award-winning cleavage, Hollywood’s given you all you’ll ever need to know about the U.S. legal system.

Don’t believe us? Click here for your first lesson…