About This Course
This course continues the exploration of how disputes are resolved through the court system. We’ll closely examine the trial process, including how to develop winning strategies and ways to prepare clients, witnesses and experts for the rigors of trial. You’ll learn about the process of appealing adverse verdicts and enforcing judgments. We’ll also cover practical, cost-effective alternatives to trial, such as arbitration and mediation.
What You'll Learn
How to write effective demand brochures, mediation statements and trial briefs
Strategies for selecting a sympathetic jury
Ways to prepare persuasive opening statements and closing arguments
Techniques for conducting effective direct and cross-examination of experts and witnesses
How to assemble a professional trial notebook
Get Hands-On Experience
Draft a mediation brief
Examine actual jury instructions
Prepare direct and cross-examination questions and strategies
Create and draft a complete discovery project, including a strategy for deposing key parties and witnesses, interrogatories, Requests to Produce, and a Request for Admissions
