Legal Thrillers

The legal thriller is a sub-genre of thriller and crime fiction in which the major characters are lawyers and their employees. The system of justice itself is always a major part of these works, at times almost functioning as one of the characters. 

A famous legal thriller author is John Grisham. John Ray Grisham, Jr. (born February 8, 1955) is an American lawyer and author, best known for his popular legal thrillers
The Pelican Brief is a 1993 legal crime thriller based on the novel of the same name by John Grisham. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, the film stars Julia Roberts in the role of young law student Darby Shaw and Denzel Washington as Washington Herald reporter Gray Grantham.
A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.



The Pelican Brief

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0107798/

The link above takes you to the IMBD website, which gives you an overview of the film and tells you about the plot of the film.