Description
When it comes to building your jury profile, social media can be a valuable platform.Time has almost always been of the essence during voir dire and jury selection, but attorneys now face the additional task of conducting social media and background searches. In addition to questioning jurors during voir dire, attorneys must now search for jurors on social media identify whether they have found the correct juror review each juror’s social media content and then incorporate those findings with the information that you have learned during voir dire. That is certainly too much for one person to do effectively, but how can team members conduct these searches and integrate their findings within the time and physical parameters of court? This topic will focus on preparing for voir dire in advance, which takes some pressure off the trial team during the voir dire, social media review, and jury selection process. Learn how to build a juror profile and how to use that profile among members of your trial team so everyone is on the same page with respect to what they are reviewing. Learn how to use technology that allows everyone to communicate effectively and in real time with one another so information isn’t lost in the process, even for those who are doing searches away from the courthouse. This is a practical topic that will stress pointers that should make your life easier during voir dire and jury selection.
Date: 2019-07-08 Start Time: End Time:
Learning Objectives
Know What You Are Looking for Before You Get Started
• Brief Overview of the Fundamentals of Juror Bias
• How Jurors Process Information
• Different Sources of Bias and the Strength of Those Biases
• We See What We Want to See and Hear What We Want to Hear
• How Juror Experiences and Bias Impact Perception of the Case
• How Juror Experiences and Bias Impact Deliberations
• Build a Juror Profile
Juror Disclosure
• Jurors Often Don’t Disclose Information During Voir Dire
• Jurors Sometimes Are Motivated Not to Disclose but Are Sometimes Just Don’t Want to Disclose Personal Information
Social Media and Background Searches Help to Offset What Jurors Don’t Tell You
• How Can You Do It Effectively When Time Is Limited?
• Assembling Social Media and Background Information
• Communicating Across Team Members so as Not to Be Distract by the Information
• Making Sure You Have the Correct Juror
• Don’t Get Caught up in the Minutia
Jury Selection • Tying It All Together
• Put All of the Information Together From Questionnaires (If You Used Them), Oral Voir Dire, and Social Media Searches
• Rating Jurors Based on Juror Responses and Social Media
CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.
David E. Cannon-Trial Innovations
