Social Media Use and Other Complex Jury Issues

Seminar Description: The art of voir dire is perhaps one of the most essential trial skills you need to acquire as an attorney. Choosing the decision-makers who will determine the fate of your case gives you an opportunity to get an upper hand before the trial even begins. Are you fully equipped with all the tools needed to select the most sympathetic jury for your client? This focused course allows you to gain the benefit of our speakers’ combined experience so you can better understand juror behavior, fine-tune your jury selection tactics, avoid missed opportunities when questioning prospective jurors and maximize your clients’ chances for a successful court ruling. Register today! •Get best practices advice from a judge. •Better understand the rules and procedures you must follow in jury selection. •Refine your trial preparation with new approaches to case theme development and jury research. •Use precisely worded questions to weed out severely biased prospective jurors. •Use your opposing counsel’s voir dire efforts to glean his or her trial strategy. •Learn how to get the prospective juror to reveal enough bias to strike for cause. •Improve your voir dire with effective use of social media without overstepping ethical bounds. •Understand common jury issues you’ll face during trial and how to overcome them. •Protect your professional reputation with a trial ethics primer.Chapter in seminar manual for Voir Dire and Jury Selection. Eau Claire, WI: National Business Institute, 2014. Updated version of a similar chapter for a 2013 seminar manual and presentation on the same topic