Lawyer Uses Psychic for Trial Help

At least one lawyer is consulting a psychic to help him divine his trial opponents’ strategies.

A Manhattan lawyer who didn’t want to be identified told Newsweek he has hired corporate psychic consultant Laura Day, Newsweek reports. The lawyer, described as a special counsel to several white-shoe law firms, consults Day for jury selection and to anticipate arguments of opposing counsel.

The article says Day earns hundreds of thousands of dollars a year offering her insights to businesses. One Hollywood producer told the magazine that Day advised him to reject a 2006 animated film because it would bomb at the box office. She was right.

Day is one of a growing number of psychics who call themselves "intuitionists" or "mentalists" and offer their services to businesses and legal decision-makers, the story says.

A hat tip to Legal Blog Watch.