Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XII, Issue II - Fall 2018 | Page 16

P RO D U C I N G R E A L - L I F E
PA RA L E G A L STA R S
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ho is your favorite paralegal hero? Is it Matt Damon as the
riveting Rudy Baylor in The Rainmaker? Julia Roberts as the
fearless Erin Brockovich? Or, more recently, Meghan Markle,
who played Rachel Zane in the television series, Suits? Nearly every week,
Markle’s Zane would discover a precedent or loophole to advance the ‘case of
the week.’ What fans don’t see in glamourized, on-screen legal battles are the
demanding day-to-day tasks legal staff handle to provide attorneys with the
means to save the day. Whomever your fictional paralegal hero, these iconic
characters romanticize the profession.
Defense opening statements at Mock Trial
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PHSC Perspective