I am starting my first civil trial in the beginning of December. It will be by Zoom. I've never done a zoom trial and I've only co-chaired a couple jury trials when I was interning at the prosecutors office years ago. I am getting nervous and I'm wondering if there is a checklist or things to know before starting a jury trial. When should I make my artificial deadlines? Am I late in this process with it being a month out? Any tips for civil trial or zoom trial? Thanks for any input!

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I've always found this book helpful for trial practice: https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Trial-Practice-Techniques-Lawyers/dp/1930056060

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Full disclosure, it may be because I used to work with Peter

There's a zoom trial guide on Amazon that a friend said was very helpful and goes through the mechanics

Practice sessions will be invaluable - enlist your peers & staff to help with this, especially for a cross. Make sure you're comfortable with sharing documents, various keyboard commands, etc. Last, but definitely not least, make sure your tone is conversational and not just "reading a script drone-robotic."

Thanks for the great advice. Do you think practicing alone would have the same effect or would you need someone on the other side?

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