Essential Legal Skills

Be assertive Appear fearless in court Stay focused Transcript Hi. I\’m Portia, and welcome to introductory legal skills, the second course in our series on civil litigation. Going to court is daunting. Lesson one, the right attitude is designed to put you in a mindset to be successful no matter how intimidating the process. Today, […]

Setting a goal Planning tactics and procedures for your goal Describing your legal position Transcript Hi. I\’m Portia, and this is introductory legal skills, the second course in our series on civil litigation. Lesson two covers topics related to developing a legal strategy. This lesson will cover setting a goal, planning tactics and procedures for

Preparing to write Types of pleadings and motions Parts of pleadings and motions Transcript Welcome to lesson three of our course on introductory legal skills. I\’m Portia, and lesson three covers topics related to basic legal writing. This lesson will cover preparing to write, types of pleadings and motions, and the various parts of pleadings

Preliminary research steps Understanding legal sources Analyzing results Transcript Hi. It\’s me, Portia, and this is lesson four of introductory legal skills. This lesson will take you through the process of conducting legal research. In this lesson, we\’ll cover preliminary research steps, understanding legal sources and searching and analyzing results. To begin legal research, start

Getting ready to argue Before preparing an argument, you must know: The parts of an argument Crafting a legal argument This section uses a fictional example to explain a legal argument. Eric’s Argument Josie’s Argument In the end, Josie has the law, the facts, and the stronger argument on her side. Transcript Hi. This is

The importance of protocol General rules of behavior Courtroom procedures Transcript Hi. I\’m Portia, and this is lesson six of introductory legal skills. This lesson will cover court protocol. We\’ll begin by discussing the importance of protocol. Then we\’ll move on to general rules of behavior and courtroom procedures. Protocol is important because at least

Preparation for your argument General tips Oral argument Transcript This is Portia, and welcome to arguing in court lesson seven of our course on introductory legal skills. In this lesson, we\’ll discuss preparation for your argument and general tips. Then we\’ll focus on the oral argument. To argue effectively, you must know the facts of

The basics of settlement negotiation Factors in successful negotiation Making and evaluating settlement offers Transcript Hi. This is Portia, and welcome to settlement negotiation, the final lesson in our course on introductory legal skills. In this lesson, we\’ll look at the basics of settlement negotiation, the factors involved in successful negotiation, and making and evaluating