Friday, June 1, 2012
Is there any good tv shows about lawyers?
Is there any good tv shows about lawyers?
I am a student in Taiwan, and my major is Law, but my teachers want me to translate the Law terms into English. So I think maybe it's a good way to practise my English by watching some related tv shows. If you know any one of them, please tell me,thanks!
Higher Education (University +) - 4 Answers
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1 :
There aren't any good lawyers so how could there be a good tv show about them?
2 :
I don't know. Here in the States we are hard pressed to find an honest and decent lawyer with morales.
3 :
Law & Order, seasons 1-15. In fact, this show was tagged as a "procedural". You'll see a case (usually a murder), from the discovery of the victim's body by a civilian or a 'beat cop', to the arrest and charging of the main suspect (?), to the district attorney's summation and the verdict. You'll see the detectives' investigative methods and the "wheeling and dealing" between the DA and the defense attorney and some of the techniques they use to press for more leads or evidence. You'll also hear lots of law terminology. Make sure to get the "original" series, not the spin-offs, like Law & Order: CI (Criminal Intent), or Law & Order: SVU (Special Victims Unit). They are even less "procedural". Sadly, in more recent seasons, the show strays from procedure (no more summation), and increases the drama elements such as interpersonal story/history. This is to compete with other police shows that started doing this, and gained viewers because of it.
4 :
"Law and Order", which is current and popular now. "LA Law" was popular some years ago, but it may be hard to find.
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