Trial Preparation Checklist

A checklist makes lawyers and the team feel prepared for trial

Trial Preparation Checklist
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  • Timeline
    Week before trial

  • Organise most neccessary witness who support your claim

    Arrange Witness
    Week before trial
    0 / 1
  • For witnesses who refuse to come to court

    Court Orders
    Week before trial
    0 / 3
  • Let the security guards know you will be coming, in how many days

    Courthouse Security
    Week before trial
  • Visit courtroom and examine the room in advance

    Courthouse Layout
    Week before trial
    0 / 6
  • Obtain a copy of the jury list

    Courthouse Personnel
    Week before trial
  • Find out when you can get in to the building and into the courtroom.

    Courthouse Personnel
    Week before trial
  • Find out if someone will need to escort you

    Courthouse Personnel
    Week before trial
  • Find out if they have any special procedures during trial

    Courthouse Personnel
    Week before trial
  • Leave business card with courtroom bailoff, clerk, security guard etc.

    Courthouse Personnel
    Week before trial
  • Child's school box makes a nice trial box for tools and equipments

    Trial Box
    Week before trial
    0 / 14
  • Phone numbers handy can be a lifesaver during trial

    Important numbers
    Week before trial
    0 / 5
  • Timeline
    Two weeks before trial

  • Evidence Logs

    Documentations
    Two weeks before trial
  • Scene Diagrams

    Documentations
    Two weeks before trial
  • Video (witness statements, scene)

    Documentations
    Two weeks before trial
  • Photographs

    Documentations
    Two weeks before trial
  • Interview consents

    Consent and release forms
    Two weeks before trial
  • Medical records consents

    Consent and release forms
    Two weeks before trial
  • Financial records consents

    Consent and release forms
    Two weeks before trial
  • Timeline
    Thirty Days Before Trial

  • Deposition exhibits

    Exhibit List
    Thirty Days Before Trial
  • Begin a trial witness list.

    Witness List
    Thirty Days Before Trial
  • Keep notes for items who are responsible for

    Paralegal Trial Notebook
    Thirty Days Before Trial
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  • Timeline
    Sixty Days Before Trial

  • Lab results

    Documentations
    Sixty Days Before Trial
  • Review expert reports for accuracy in view of discovery evidence

    Experts
    Sixty Days Before Trial
  • Ensure that witness statements retain litigation privilege

    Protection Privilege
    Sixty Days Before Trial
  • Qualify your expert before trail

    Experts
    Sixty Days Before Trial
  • Prepare and discuss all relevant legal aspects of testimony

    Experts
    Sixty Days Before Trial
  • Discuss attorney-client privilege with expert witnes

    Experts
    Sixty Days Before Trial
  • Timeline
    Week before trial

  • Organise most neccessary witness who support your claim

  • For witnesses who refuse to come to court

  • Let the security guards know you will be coming, in how many days

  • Visit courtroom and examine the room in advance

  • Obtain a copy of the jury list

  • Find out when you can get in to the building and into the courtroom.

  • Find out if someone will need to escort you

  • Find out if they have any special procedures during trial

  • Leave business card with courtroom bailoff, clerk, security guard etc.

  • Child's school box makes a nice trial box for tools and equipments

  • Phone numbers handy can be a lifesaver during trial

  • Timeline
    Two weeks before trial

  • Evidence Logs

  • Scene Diagrams

  • Video (witness statements, scene)

  • Photographs

  • Interview consents

  • Medical records consents

  • Financial records consents

  • Timeline
    Thirty Days Before Trial

  • Deposition exhibits

  • Begin a trial witness list.

  • Keep notes for items who are responsible for

  • Timeline
    Sixty Days Before Trial

  • Lab results

  • Review expert reports for accuracy in view of discovery evidence

  • Ensure that witness statements retain litigation privilege

  • Qualify your expert before trail