Jury selection handbook : the nuts and bolts of effective jury selection

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Law Library — 2nd Floor Collection (2nd floor)

Call Number
KF8979 .C57 2018
Status
Available

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Summary

Click here to view or download the 2022 supplement.

Jury selection can be a terrifying experience for even the most seasoned trial attorneys. Jury Selection Handbook: The Nuts and Bolts of Effective Jury Selection dissects the process and highlights the strategic choices available to trial attorneys at every step of the process. This book is intended for law students and fledgling lawyers who are acquiring their jury selection skills, as well as veteran trial lawyers who want to refresh and expand their approaches. The book provides practical guidance for how to prepare for jury selection; craft motions and responses to motions regarding voir dire; exercise challenges; make favorable impressions of counsel, the client, and the case; break the ice and question prospective jurors; and evaluate jurors and tap into hidden beliefs and pre-dispositions. The book can be adopted for law school trial advocacy courses and clinics as well as continuing legal education seminars. Online appendices provide examples of jury questionnaires, motions and responses to motions, and transcripts of a dozen complete jury selections in both federal and state courts and civil and criminal cases.

The online appendices can be found at http://caplaw.com/jury.

Contents

Introduction to book & online supplement -- Overview : the selection process -- Challenges -- Preparation for jury selection -- Getting the most out of a jury consultant -- Favorable impression of you -- Mining useful information -- Questioning strategies & techniques -- Favorable impression of your case -- Advancing your legal position -- Advancing your case story -- Case weaknesses & misconceptions -- Evaluating prospective jurors -- Motions & responses -- Assignments for experiential learning.

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