Courtroom Challenge: Preparing For A First Trial

Law360, New York (August 11, 2014, 6:06 PM EDT) -- Trials are stressful. Even seasoned trial lawyers get nervous, but there is a certain kind of nervousness that comes from the fear of being embarrassed. This is especially true for an inexperienced lawyer trying their first case or two. How to examine witnesses, how to cross-examine witnesses and how to craft arguments are not mechanical and can only be mastered through experience. Learn everything you can about where to sit and stand in the courtroom, how close you can be to the witness and the jury, and who goes first in jury selection, opening statements, witness examinations and closing arguments. You can learn all of this and much more from colleagues and any number of books. This will reduce nervousness from the fear the judge will yell at you for doing the wrong thing, which will allow you to focus on your client's plight instead....

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