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What to Do When Your Witness Forgets

Careers & Jobs – Even if you only try one case this year, you're probably going to have a witness who forgets what to say and needs some help to remember. When (not if, -when-) that happens, you need to be prepared to respond so that you can help the witness testify. In this article, you'll learn what to do when your witness forgets what to say, and learn some ma

Submitted and Voted for on July 11, 2008 09:50am

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Framing Your Story for Maximum Impact

Careers & Jobs – Want to win your next jury trial? Help the jurors cheer for your client to win by framing your story correctly.

Submitted and Voted for on July 06, 2008 09:18pm

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Add Impact to Your Opening Statements

Careers & Jobs – It seems like every trial lawyer I meet wants me to teach them some "magic words" or "secret phrases" they can use to improve their opening statements. Most of them are surprised, however, to discover that one of the most effective elements they can add to their opening statements is... Silence! In this article, you'll learn

Submitted and Voted for on June 15, 2008 12:59am

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Do You Talk Too Much Before Trial?

Careers & Jobs – When Run DMC said, "You talk too much, homeboy you never shut up," they might have been talking about trial lawyers. In this article you'll learn why your pre-trial boasting may be doing more harm than good for your clients.

Submitted and Voted for on June 06, 2008 09:11am

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The Secret to Successful Cross-Examination

Careers & Jobs – Discover the most important element of a successful cross-examination. This trial advocacy tip will help you control witnesses, streamline your cross-examination, and show the jury why your client deserves to win.

Submitted and Voted for on June 05, 2008 12:42pm

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The Rules of Repetition

Careers & Jobs – Here's how to help your jurors remember the most important elements in your case without boring them to sleep.

Submitted and Voted for on May 20, 2008 07:58pm

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How a Simple Checklist Can Save Your Trial

Careers & Jobs – In the heat of trial, it can be easy to overlook minor details. Unfortunately, missing those minor details often means the difference between winning and losing. In this article, you'll discover an important tip for keeping track of things during trial.

Submitted and Voted for on May 12, 2008 11:12am

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Trust MeÃ;¢ââ;;¬Ã;¦ I'm a Lawyer!

Careers & Jobs – "Trust me... I'm a lawyer!" It just sounds suspicious, doesn't it? Yet millions of trial lawyers say essentially the same thing in court every day. In this article you'll learn how to avoid the phrase most likely to diminish your persuasive credibility in the courtroom.

Submitted and Voted for on May 02, 2008 09:57am

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Trial Lawyers: How to Work with Court Interpreters

Careers & Jobs – I recently sat through depositions where none of my witnesses spoke English. My opponent could have scored some MAJOR impeachment points, but unfortunately, he had no idea how to effectively work with the Spanish interpreter, so he wasn't able to effectively develop an impeachable transcript. Here's how you can avoid the same problem.

Submitted and Voted for on April 30, 2008 10:36am

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How to Prepare Your Client for Cross-Examination

Careers & Jobs – One of the most important pre-trial preparation steps you will undertake is getting your client ready for cross-examination. You know that no matter how well you prepare the rest of your case, if your client falls apart during cross-examination, the case may be lost. Yet despite its importance, many trial lawyers' client cross-examinations preparat

Submitted and Voted for on April 21, 2008 12:26am

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Don't Skip This Essential Pre-Trial Preparation Step!

Careers & Jobs – Want to deliver more dramatic opening statements? To extract more detail from your witnesses during direct examination? Or create a more lethal cross-examination? Here is one simple step you can follow that will dramatically improve your pre-trial preparation and help you win more jury trials.

Submitted and Voted for on April 14, 2008 12:20pm

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Adding Power to Courtroom Presentations

Careers & Jobs – Don't bore your jurors to death with boring PowerPoint presentations. Apply these simple tips and techniques to take your closing argument presentations to the next level.

Submitted and Voted for on April 12, 2008 12:19am

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What the Heck are Your Witnesses Saying?!?

Careers & Jobs – If your jurors don't understand what you or your witnesses are saying, you WILL lose your trial. Here is a quick article to help you avoid losing your case because of communication problems.

Submitted and Voted for on April 02, 2008 02:47pm

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Video: Maximizing Inconsistent Statements in Cross-Examination

Careers & Jobs – A good prior inconsistent statement is supposed to be the "Holy Grail" of cross-examination techniques. Unfortunately, many cross-examinations fall upon deaf ears because the trial lawyer doesn't do an effective job of building up the importance of the prior inconsistent statement. In this quick video, you'll learn how to maximize the imp

Submitted and Voted for on March 23, 2008 11:22pm

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Magic Phrases for Admitting Exhibits

Careers & Jobs – Want to smoothly introduce your exhibits into evidence during your next jury trial? Learn the magic phrases you need to utter before the judge will admit your evidence.

Submitted and Voted for on March 15, 2008 11:27am