​Stage 1 - Trial Preparation
- Know your deadlines!!!
- Contact your witnesses at least 2 months in advance.
- Yes, contact your client in advance as well. I've had a client forget about a trial because he was in Vegas... it wasn't a fun time.
- We'll cover how to prepare witnesses for​ trial.
Stage 2 - Jury Selection
​Stage 3 - Finalized Jury
Stage 4 - Opening Statement
Stage 5 - Plaintiff/Prosecutor's Case in Chief
Stage 6 - Directed Verdict
Stage 7 - Defendant's Case in Chief
Stage 8 - ​Rebuttal Case in Chief
Stage 9 - Directed Verdict
Stage 10 - Instructions Conference
Stage 11 - Closing Arguments
Stage 12 - Jury Deliberations
​Don't worry -- each stage will be touched on at some point in the course!
Very impressed with the presentation of highlighted steps!
Really appreciate the kind words!
Hi in Kenya we do not have jury trials. I also noticed some terms are different. Overall, I hope to learn what is similar for both jurisdictions.
AKN-Trial Preparation because the cases I try are bench trials and I believe this is my weakest area at the moment.
It never hurts to get input from local trial lawyers. That way you can get a good sense of what the specific court requires prior to trial.
The stage that interests me the most is jury selection. The different types of questions (and so random) used to select jurors (or use a peremptory strike, if available).
I’ll have to say opening statements it’s just so straightforward!! i’m not a lawyer but hope to be one soon!
The jury selection stage and the directed verdict stage both interest me a lot. I love the psychological aspect of jury selection and the idea of using the judge’s credibility to your advantage. I recently won a protection order defense case on a directed verdict and it made me realize what a tool it can be. I was worried about the risks of having my client testify would be considering he had a related criminal case, I didn’t even have to put him on the stand!
I am excited to learn more about how I can use my cross-examinations to make winning directed verdicts more likely.
Love the course so far!
Please advise on how to enroll on Trial Ad Course – given seem to be going in a loop. Additionally, please advise if the fees are one time?
When you click on a lesson that isn’t publicly available, then there should be a link to enrolling. For your convenience, here it is: https://lawventure.com/trial-ad-academy/