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Author Williams, Neil (Barrister) author

Title Learning to litigate : a guide for young lawyers / Neil Williams SC and Alison Hammond ; foreword, Susan Kiefel.
Edition 1st edition
Published Alexandria, NSW : The Federation Press, 2022

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 MELB  KN350.K1 Wil/Ltl  AVAILABLE
Description 317 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Part 1 Becoming a litigator -- Advocacy- a holistic approach -- Is being an advocate for me -- Developing a litigation practice -- Ethics and etiquette -- Acquiring litigation technique -- Part 2 Techniques in advocacy --Before proceedings are commenced -- Commencing proceedings and pleadings -- Interlocutory matters -- Evidence preparation -- Criminal practice -- Specialist forms of practice and inquiries -- Resolution without a hearing -- Preparation for a hearing -- Witness examination-in-chief and re-examination -- Cross-examination -- Persuasive written submissions -- Persuasive oral submissions -- Part 3 The bigger picture -- How to be a good junior -- Advocacy-adjacent skills -- The law and a life --
Summary It is sometimes said that great advocates are born, not made. The central tenet of this book is that such assertions are dangerous nonsense. Modern litigation is a sophisticated business, requiring a wide range of organisational, procedural, presentational and technical legal skills. Whether it be a plea of guilty before a magistrate or a multi-party commercial dispute involving billions of dollars and dozens of lawyers for each party, each stage in the preparation and presentation of a case requires skills that must be learned, then horned.--publishers blurb
Analysis Australian
Notes Includes glossary
Subject Actions and defenses -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Trial practice -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Legal systems: civil procedure, litigation and dispute resolution.
Law.
Genre/Form Instructional and educational works.
Author Hammond, Alison, author
Kiefel, Susan, 1954-, writer of foreword
ISBN 9781760024079