Description

If you re going to legal frontlines for the first time, there s 44 things you need to know! This trial and error program is full of cautionary advice that other trial lawyers wish they d learned much earlier in their careers. Avoid going in unprepared, don t neglect to push the right buttons in voir dire, ward off evidentiary objections, strike the proper tone with your arguments, and more. We ll show you what NOT to do so you can steer clear of common pitfalls and make your first (or next) foray into the courtroom a success. Register today!

• Uncover aspects of trial preparation that often go overlooked and leave lawyers fumbling in the courtroom.
• Home in on questions you should and should not ask during voir dire.
• Steer clear of opening statements that are confusing, boring, weak, or too rehearsed.
• Avert getting stopped in your tracks by an unanticipated evidentiary objection.
• Avoid overextending your witness during direct examination and having their testimony backfire.
• Find out why attorneys lose control of witnesses during cross-examination and discover how to prevent it.
• Hear what new attorneys often neglect to address in closing arguments.

• This program was designed in conjunction with NBI s esteemed 2023-2024 Content Advisory Committee Member James Susag.