Washington Lawyer - March 2019 - 37

MEDIA BYTES

Where the law intersects with culture & lifestyle

By John Murph

RBG TAKES
HOLLYWOOD
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's
ascendance into the living-legend stratosphere
continues. In the new biopic On the Basis of Sex,
directed by Mimi Leder and scripted by Ginsburg's
nephew Daniel Stiepleman, Felicity Jones stars as
a young Ginsburg facing down sexism during her
formative years at Harvard Law School and upon
entry into New York City's legal landscape. The
movie chronicles her landmark role in the 1972
Moritz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue decision.

TUNE IN TO A NEW
LEGAL DRAMA
In Fox TV's Proven Innocent, Rachelle Lefevre stars
as Madeline Scott - an ex-con turned attorney
- who leads a team of young lawyers in defending
individuals who, like her, were wrongly convicted
of heinous crimes. Created by David Elliot (Four
Brothers) and Danny Strong (Empire), the new legal
drama also stars Kelsey Grammer, Riley Smith, Nikki
M. James, and Russell Hornsby.
fox.com/proven-innocent

focusfeatures.com/films

VIRTUAL STAFFING
SIMPLIFIED
Independent lawyers and small practices grappling
with limited resources can now use LAWCLERK's
new "Teams" functionality, which gives them access
to a network of legal professionals and freelance
lawyers, searchable by project and practice
expertise.

THE LATEST
PAGE-TURNER
What happens when a lawyer must defend a very
unlikely accessory-to-murder suspect, who also
happens to be a longtime assistant? This is the
plot of best-selling novelist John Lescroart's new
thriller The Rule of Law, the 18th book in his Dismas
Hardy series. Brace for some unexpected twists and
shocking revelations.

bettermodel.lawclerk.legal

simonandschuster.com/books/
The-Rule-of-Law

N OT I C E
-D.C. Bar's 2019 ElectionsThe D.C. Bar's General Elections and Communities Elections will
open on April 30, 2019.
Eligible voters will receive an email link to the General Elections
ballot. Members of Communities will also receive ballots for the
Communities they have joined. Voting will be exclusively
online this year.
Information about the candidates and on the voting process
will also be posted on the D.C. Bar's website.

Please be sure to vote and
make your voice count!

SURVIVING LAW
SCHOOL WITH KIDS
Attending law school is stressful under normal
circumstances. Now imagine doing that as a parent
with kids at home. Ashley Baker, host of ABA Law
Student Podcast, speaks with Shawnita Goosby,
Crystal Taylor, and Meghan Matt about how they
juggled law school with parenting on the illuminating episode "How to Survive Law School With
Children."
legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/
aba-law-student-podcast/

TECH MADE EASY
The Reynen Court - in collaboration with a
consortium of top law firms like Latham & Watkins
LLP and Covington & Burling LLP - announced
plans to launch a platform service for legal tech that
would be similar to Apple's app store. Users will be
able to access technology and AI, including apps
that analyze contracts, conduct decision-tree
reasoning, draft documents, and more.
reynencourt.com

http://www.fox.com/proven-innocent http://www.legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/aba-law-student-podcast/ http://www.focusfeatures.com/films http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Rule-of-Law https://bettermodel.lawclerk.legal/ http://www.reynencourt.com

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