Advocacy

This book guides students through each stage of the litigation process, including pre-trial preparations, opening statements, examinations of witnesses, and closing arguments.

With an emphasis on organization, the reader is provided with practical information on the preparation and litigation of a case, from the initial client interview, through the pre-trial process, to preparing and organizing for trial, conduct of the trial itself, and then the appeal process.

Covers pre-trial and trial advocacy for both civil and criminal law practitioners alike. The service combines commentary, practical checklists and concise extracts from real-life cases in an easy-to-use how-to format. All aspects of the litigation process are covered from the first client interview to the final jury address, complete with strategy suggestions.

This book is a collection of 14 articles on the subject of advocacy, previously published in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation and the Advocates’ Quarterly. Each article has been updated since its initial publication to reflect current case law and developments in the area of advocacy.

This classic handbook, published by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, gives practitioners a detailed road map for conducting a trial. The experienced authors explain how to present a case as a story - and powerfully and persuasively tell that story to the jury.

The source provides a step-by-step reference on conducting civil, criminal and family trials in both the Ontario and Superior Courts of Justice. Each chapter focuses on a chronological stage in the trial process, from preparing for different kinds of trials to rendering a judgment.

Persuasive Trial Advocacy is a unique look at the psychological principles of persuasion and the effective communication needed to strategize every aspect of the trial process. The author includes full transcripts of his examinations and extensive critical commentary from a particularly challenging medical malpractice trial, and extracts from other criminal and civil trials, to demonstrate his approach.