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Students study the purpose of voir dire and the law pertaining to jury selection and receive hands-on experience in selecting a jury role-playing as lawyers; jurors, and presiding judge in a concluding 2 1/2 hour courtroom simulation (where a jury is selected after making challenges for cause and exercising preemptory strikes); and learn that jury selection is an artnot a science-which needs to be tailored to the facts of the case and the witnesses the attorney expects to present. An actual case involving a badly injured young plaintiff and a large corporate defendant-where liability is questionable-is used for the simulation. Students learn active listening skills and how to interpret non-verbal behavior. Examples form prominent, practicing lawyers are presented. The course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
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