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Overview
How Research, Precise Questions, and Strategic Use of Challenges Can Help You Win at Trial
Selecting the wrong deciders of facts can mean that the trial is over before it ever really begins. Do you know all the secrets to making a great first impression? Can you successfully ferret out the unfavorables while preventing your best jurors from getting kicked? In this online seminar, join experienced trial attorneys as they reveal hard-won insights for constructing voir dire questions, striking jurors, and much more. Refine your jury selection strategy and set the courtroom stage for success - register today!
- Explore the rules and boundaries of jury selection - including how much case information you can introduce.
- Build your understanding of how jurors think and learn how to use that information to your advantage.
- Use precisely-worded questions that get at the heart of jurors' biases and attitudes.
- Learn how to get the prospective juror to reveal enough bias to strike for cause.
- Reveal practical strategies for saving or rehabilitating favorable jurors during voir dire.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Written and Unwritten Rules of Jury Selection
- How Jurors Think: What All Litigators Must Know
- Juror Research, Social Media, and Questionnaires
- Voir Dire and the Art of Asking the Right Questions
- Jury Selection Strategy
- Hiding Your Keeps, Rehabilitating Jurors, and Defending a Cause Challenge
Product ID
98196
Credit Details
Credits Available
There is no credit available on this course.
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Agenda
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Written and Unwritten Rules of Jury Selection
- Rules Governing Jury Selection
- Nuances of Jury Selection in Different Courts
- Who Asks the Questions: Judge or Attorney? How it Changes Your Tactics
- How Much Case Information Can and Should You Introduce?
- Preparation and Coordination With the Court
- The Big Don'ts of Voir Dire Questions
- When and How to Request Special Jury Instructions
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How Jurors Think: What All Litigators Must Know
- Juror Predispositions in Different Venues
- Understanding the “Types” of Jurors (and Assumptions to Avoid)
- Insight Into Jurors' Decision-Making
- Key Nonverbal Cues and What They Mean
- What is Persuasive vs. What is Off-Putting to Jurors: Things You May Not Realize
- How Jurors Perceive Attorneys and How to Build Rapport
- Preparing Jurors for Weaknesses or Unpleasant Aspects of the Case
- Crafting a Case Theme That Resonates With Jurors
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Juror Research, Social Media, and Questionnaires
- Creating a Juror Profile
- Investigating Potential Jurors - Internet Research Tips
- Mining Social Media for Information About Jurors
- Effective Use of Questionnaires
- When and How to Use Jury Consultants and Mock Juries
- Question Outlines and Notetaking Tips
- Must-Have Jury Selection Apps
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Voir Dire and the Art of Asking the Right Questions
- Practical Tips for Voir Dire Question Construction
- Questions to Always Ask and Buttons That Need to be Pushed
- Ideas and Techniques for Open-Ended Questions
- Getting Quiet Jurors Talking
- How to Get Truthful Answers to Tough Questions and Avoid Socially Desirable Response Bias
- Identifying and Dealing With Stealth Jurors
- Making and Responding to Objections in Jury Selection
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Jury Selection Strategy
- Grounds for Challenges for Cause
- The Keys to Effective Cause Challenges
- Peremptory Challenges - When and How to Use Those Precious Few
- Understanding Opposing Counsel's Striking Strategy
- Alternate Juror Selection
- Preservation of Error During Voir Dire
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Hiding Your Keeps, Rehabilitating Jurors, and Defending a Cause Challenge
Who Should Attend
This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar is designed for attorneys.
Speakers
T. Kevin
Knight
DSK Law
Speaker bio
T. Kevin Knight
DSK Law
T. Kevin Knight
is a partner in the law offices of DSK Law. He is board-certified as a trial lawyer by both The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Over the course of his practice, Mr. Knight has generally focused on personal injury litigation. He earned his B.S.B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Florida and his J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law.
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