May 17, 2005
Letters From Lawyer Camp - Part (Where are we?) Six
So we're coming up on the big finale here at Father Justice's Legal Camp: The mock trials. Just got out of a settlement meeting (much to our chagrine, we were informed ahead of time that we would not be allowed to settle and therefore leave early) and am getting ready for our pre-trial meeting with the judge.
I am on a team of three, facing off against another team of three. By chance (or is it Fate?) each team is blessed saddled with its own gunner - ours being an overly-energetic control freak just out of law school. The amusing part is that there is a semi-tacit agreement among the rest of us to just let these two have at it and stay out of the way. We also have no shame in shoving off the, er, scut-work on ours.
Heh. Just like being back in school.
Posted by Robert at May 17, 2005 03:43 PM
Remember these winning lines:
"I want the TRUTH! Your can't HANDLE the TRUTH!"
or,
"I'm out of order! You're out of order! We're all out of order!"
But use them as the final knockout blow. Always works.
and on cross, remember to walk away from the witness, then do a slooow turn and say,
"I just have . . . one . . .further . . .question"
Always works in the movies and on TV.
