The Art of the Closing Statement -
Insights from a leading advocate into the preparation and delivery of closing arguments -
The closing argument is counsel’s final opportunity to address an adjudicator, arbitrator, judge, jury or tribunal. It is during this phase of the hearing or trial that counsel should persuade the decision-makers to want to find for his or her client and then show them how to do it.
Your preparation of the closing argument started when you began working on the case, for it was at that point that you began formulating ideas for structuring a persuasive case. You refined that process throughout the pleading and discovery phase of the case, and during the entire hearing you have been preparing the decision-makers for what you plan to present in summation.
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