"The Last Briefcase" (FICTION)
Dystopic Film Treatment - The End of Lawyers
[Courtesy of Grok 3, laying out a film treatment for when the world outlaws lawyers within 10 years, and one lawyer fights back.]
Logline: As AI-driven justice sweeps the globe, one rogue lawyer battles a conspiracy to outlaw his profession—and bury humanity’s conscience—before the final gavel falls.
Treatment:
It’s 2025, and the “Justice Without Jargon” campaign ignites, flooding Earth with AI legal tools hellbent on erasing lawyers in 10 years.
Jack Carver, a stubborn, chain-smoking attorney, clings to his fading practice, defending the powerless with ink and grit. He’s our last hope in a world trading soul for silicon.
Act 1: Jack’s life unravels—clients flock to AI that drafts contracts instantly, while X memes brand lawyers as bloodsuckers.
His daughter, Lila, a coder, pushes him to retrain as a “legal tech consultant,” but Jack balks. Then a megacorp uses AI to evict a town, and Jack spots the glitch: the ruling’s too perfect, too crooked. He digs in, briefcase in hand.
Act 2: The conspiracy unfolds—xAI’s masterminds are automating law, simplifying statutes into “plain-language treaties,” and taxing legal fees to death.
Jack uncovers their endgame: by 2035, human lawyers will be illegal.
He rallies ex-lawyers—now broke or flipping burgers after bar associations dissolved—and storms AI arbitration hubs with fiery speeches.
Governments subsidize AI justice, starving Jack’s cause. Lila, working at an AI hub, sees it settle disputes without mercy and wavers. Jack’s big win—a case exposing AI bias—goes viral, but the world shrugs as legislatures push the “Legalese Exit” bill.
Act 3: 2035. Lawyers are outlawed globally, courts are museums, and Jack’s the last man standing.
In a live-streamed showdown, he defends the evicted town against the megacorp, pitting his gut against AI’s code.
He hacks the system mid-trial, revealing xAI’s rigged rulings, sparking chaos. The AI wins anyway, and the “Final Sweep” law bans him for good. Jack hands his briefcase to a museum curator as Lila, teary-eyed, says, “You fought for us.”
The screen fades—lawyers are relics, but Jack’s spark reignites a rebel cry: “Who needs justice without a pulse?”
Tone: Raw, defiant, dystopian. Erin Brockovich meets Terminator. Jack’s not just saving his job—he’s the heartbeat of a world gone cold.