The jury, the scorekeeper of justice, is the best judge of how good a lawyer is. There is no formula to explain winning; some lawyers win more than others. Experience helps -- your own and that of others.

The Litigation Manual has been valued as much for its refreshing style as its practical, how-to approach. This edition of The Litigation Manual library focuses on jury trials. The book includes the most useful articles from Litigation journal, taking you through the steps of a jury trial. For those who do not try any jury cases the information will be enlightening. In reading them you will better understand the processes by which cases are tried, decisions made and justice arrived at in American courts. For lawyers who try only a few cases, you will gain from the years of courtroom experience of others. And for courtroom veterans, old trial skills will be re-enforced, bad habits questioned and per force, new lessons learned. Topics include:

• Perspectives on the future of jury trials
• Should you have a jury trial?
• Understanding today's jurors
• Finding the jurors you want
• Instructing the jury
• Winning over the jury
• Telling the jury a story
• Trying the jury case: court room techniques
• Opening statements
• Witnesses
• Complex cases
• Closing argument
• After the jury trial

The book provides concrete, time-proven techniques and innovative ideas from many of the country's preeminent trial lawyers and judges. And it contains some of the best legal writing available--clear, informal and never dull. Read it and you will learn how to deal more effectively with the situations you face in preparing for and conducting a jury trial.