Preparing a Trial Notebook

Workers don't go to work without their tools, and neither do trial lawyers. The indispensable tool for trial lawyers is the trial notebook, which tells you in one place everything you really need to know to try your case and where to find it. The trial notebook is your guide for everything from jury selection to closing argument.

It's your playbook.  

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn what's in and what's out of a well-prepared trial notebook

2. Learn the best practices for organizing a trial notebook

3. Prepare your notebook for effective direct and cross-examination

4. Keep track of exhibits efficiently and accurately

5. Use your notebook to build a closing argument as the trial proceeds

6. Be prepared for objections and evidentiary issues

7. Organize effective direct and cross for experts