Nita trial techniques

Despite the changes over the years, the philosophy and methodology at the heart of the training have stayed the same. Participants were divided into two teams, one representing the plaintiff and the other representing the defendant. In a series of workshops, they practiced all the steps of a trial — from opening statements to closing arguments — in front of faculty, who then critiqued their performance.

After that, participants left the room to review video of their performance with another faculty member, who provided more detailed advice on how to improve. The participants then returned to the larger group and had the chance to perform again. The fourth and final day of the program was devoted to mock trials, allowing participants to put all their new skills together, followed by critiques.

Others received feedback on body language. And it really reinforced [that] this is really what judges want to see. This is actually how it works. As a program faculty member, Schaller works with participants on all trial skills, but his favorite is cross-examination.

That makes it a lot of fun. I think just being able to have that kind of practice was really valuable. In addition to the Colorado program, NITA also held trial skills training programs in Illinois, Texas, California and New York this year, Caldwell said, and they plan to expand their in-person offerings in Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

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