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Think Like A Screenwriter: 5 Tips For Trial Lawyers

Law360, New York ( May 6, 2014, 12:16 AM EDT) -- Story is the most powerful form of persuasion — as confirmed by every trial advocacy course and book on the art and practice of persuasion. Trouble is, we lawyers are not trained to think like storytellers. We're trained to think, write and speak in a logical and orderly manner — avoiding narratives not germane to the main argument points. A litigator can get so lost and mired in the detail of a complex case, the litigator loses the ability to tell a cogent story....

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