In December 2012, University of Texas Law School recruiter Sarah Freier-Miller spoke with UTA students about the application process.
Films and television shows
Are you looking for further inspiration to be a lawyer or work with the legal system? Check out these depictions of attorneys and other officers of the law; several are linked to online versions. Some are inspiring, and others are “what not to do” portrayals. Please feel free to suggest others!
• Perry Mason
• LA Law
• Law and Order
• Boston Legal
• Judge Judy
• Mutiny on the Bounty (1935, Charles Laughton, Clark Gable)
• The Life of Emile Zola (1937, Paul Muni)
• Adam’s Rib (1949, Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy)
• Intruder in the Dust (1949)
• The Wrong Man (1956, Henry Fonda)
• Witness for the Prosecution (1957, Charles Laughton, Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich)
• Twelve Angry Men (1957, Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb)
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959, James Stewart)
• Inherit the Wind (1960, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York)
• Judgment at Nuremberg (1961, Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster)
• To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, Gregory Peck)
• A Man for All Seasons (1966, Paul Scofield, Orson Welles, Robert Shaw)
• The Paper Chase (1973, John Houseman and a dime)
• And Justice for All (1979, Al Pacino)
• The Verdict (1982, Paul Newman)
• The Star Chamber (1983, Michael Douglas)
• Jagged Edge (1985, Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges)
• Suspect (1987, Cher)
• Criminal Law (1988, Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon)
• True Believer (1989, James Wood, Robert Downey Jr. )
• Reversal of Fortune (1990, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close)
• Presumed Innocent (1990, Harrison Ford)
• A Few Good Men (1992, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson)
• Philadelphia (1993, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington)
• The Pelican Brief (1993, Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington)
• My Cousin Vinny (1992, Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Fred Gwynne, and “two yoots”)
• Dead Man Walking (1995, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon)
• A Time to Kill (1996, Samuel L. Jackson)
• Primal Fear (1996, Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney)
• Ghosts of Mississippi (1996, Alex Bladwin, Whoopi Goldberg)
• Amistad (1997, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman)
• Liar Liar (1997, Jim Carrey)
• The Devil’s Advocate (1997, Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron)
• Legally Blonde (2001, Reese Witherspoon)
• Minority Report (2002, Tom Cruise)
• The Conspirator (2010, James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline)
• The Lincoln Lawyer (2011, Matthew McConaughey)
Pre-Law Center students staffed a table at UTA's transfer orientation fair. From left to right: Carolyn Ruiz, Kaleigh Williamson, Danielle Garcia, and Davinder Jassal.
