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# Trial Preparation Checklist

By [Nalanda Robson (@nalandar)](https://listium.com/@nalandar)

761 views · 1 like  
Published 19 July 2017 · Updated 19 July 2017

Category: law, govt & politics / law enforcement

A checklist makes lawyers and the team feel prepared for trial

## Items

### 1. [Organise most neccessary witness who support your claim](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/1/organise-most-neccessary-witness-who-support-your-claim)

Item ID: `1`

- Category: Arrange Witness
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Money compensation of time"
    }
  ]
  ```
- Complete: false

### 2. [For witnesses who refuse to come to court](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/2/for-witnesses-who-refuse-to-come-to-court)

Item ID: `2`

- Category: Court Orders
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Subpoenas"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Search Warrants"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Administrative warrants"
    }
  ]
  ```
- Complete: false

### 3. [Let the security guards know you will be coming, in how many days](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/20/let-the-security-guards-know-you-will-be-coming-in-how-many-days)

Item ID: `20`

- Category: Courthouse Security
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 4. [Visit courtroom and examine the room in advance](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/21/visit-courtroom-and-examine-the-room-in-advance)

Item ID: `21`

- Category: Courthouse Layout
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "layout of jury box"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "counsel tables"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "electrical plugs"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "projectors"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "TV/VCRs"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "your boxes"
    }
  ]
  ```
- Complete: false

### 5. [Obtain a copy of the jury list](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/22/obtain-a-copy-of-the-jury-list)

Item ID: `22`

- Category: Courthouse Personnel
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 6. [Find out when you can get in to the building and into the courtroom.](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/23/find-out-when-you-can-get-in-to-the-building-and-into-the-courtroom)

Item ID: `23`

- Category: Courthouse Personnel
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 7. [Find out if someone will need to escort you](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/24/find-out-if-someone-will-need-to-escort-you)

Item ID: `24`

- Category: Courthouse Personnel
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 8. [Find out if they have any special procedures during trial](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/25/find-out-if-they-have-any-special-procedures-during-trial)

Item ID: `25`

- Category: Courthouse Personnel
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 9. [Leave business card with courtroom bailoff, clerk, security guard etc.](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/26/leave-business-card-with-courtroom-bailoff-clerk-security-guard-etc)

Item ID: `26`

- Category: Courthouse Personnel
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 10. [Child's school box makes a nice trial box for tools and equipments](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/27/childs-school-box-makes-a-nice-trial-box-for-tools-and-equipments)

Item ID: `27`

- Category: Trial Box
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "pens"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "post-it notes"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "markers"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "stapler"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "staple remover"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "binder clips"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "mints"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "extra legal pads"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "chalkboard"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "scotch tape"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "paper clips"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "rulers"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "scissors"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "utility knives"
    }
  ]
  ```
- Complete: false

### 11. [Phone numbers handy can be a lifesaver during trial](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/28/phone-numbers-handy-can-be-a-lifesaver-during-trial)

Item ID: `28`

- Category: Important numbers
- Timeline: Week before trial
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "witnesses"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "clients"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "video technicians"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "couriers"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "deliverer "
    }
  ]
  ```
- Complete: false

### 12. [Evidence Logs](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/4/evidence-logs)

Item ID: `4`

- Category: Documentations
- Timeline: Two weeks before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 13. [Scene Diagrams](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/5/scene-diagrams)

Item ID: `5`

- Category: Documentations
- Timeline: Two weeks before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 14. [Video (witness statements, scene)](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/6/video-witness-statements-scene)

Item ID: `6`

- Category: Documentations
- Timeline: Two weeks before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 15. [Photographs](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/7/photographs)

Item ID: `7`

- Category: Documentations
- Timeline: Two weeks before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 16. [Interview consents](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/8/interview-consents)

Item ID: `8`

- Category: Consent and release forms
- Timeline: Two weeks before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 17. [Medical records consents](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/9/medical-records-consents)

Item ID: `9`

- Category: Consent and release forms
- Timeline: Two weeks before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 18. [Financial records consents](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/10/financial-records-consents)

Item ID: `10`

- Category: Consent and release forms
- Timeline: Two weeks before trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 19. [Deposition exhibits](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/29/deposition-exhibits)

Item ID: `29`

- Category: Exhibit List
- Timeline: Thirty Days Before Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 20. [Begin a trial witness list.](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/30/begin-a-trial-witness-list)

Item ID: `30`

- Category: Witness List
- Timeline: Thirty Days Before Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 21. [Keep notes for items who are responsible for](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/31/keep-notes-for-items-who-are-responsible-for)

Item ID: `31`

- Category: Paralegal Trial Notebook
- Timeline: Thirty Days Before Trial
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Trial notes"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "deposition summaries"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "jury list"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "jury charts"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "prodiction logs"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "exhibit list"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "documentation logs"
    }
  ]
  ```
- Complete: false

### 22. [Lab results](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/3/lab-results)

Item ID: `3`

- Category: Documentations
- Timeline: Sixty Days Before Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 23. [Review expert reports for accuracy in view of discovery evidence](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/12/review-expert-reports-for-accuracy-in-view-of-discovery-evidence)

Item ID: `12`

- Category: Experts
- Timeline: Sixty Days Before Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 24. [Ensure that witness statements retain litigation privilege](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/14/ensure-that-witness-statements-retain-litigation-privilege)

Item ID: `14`

- Category: Protection Privilege
- Timeline: Sixty Days Before Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 25. [Qualify your expert before trail](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/15/qualify-your-expert-before-trail)

Item ID: `15`

- Category: Experts
- Timeline: Sixty Days Before Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 26. [Prepare and discuss all relevant legal aspects of testimony](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/16/prepare-and-discuss-all-relevant-legal-aspects-of-testimony)

Item ID: `16`

- Category: Experts
- Timeline: Sixty Days Before Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 27. [Discuss attorney-client privilege with expert witnes](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/17/discuss-attorney-client-privilege-with-expert-witnes)

Item ID: `17`

- Category: Experts
- Timeline: Sixty Days Before Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 28. [Explain the different grounds where expert can be impeached](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/18/explain-the-different-grounds-where-expert-can-be-impeached)

Item ID: `18`

- Category: Experts
- Timeline: Sixty Days Before Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 29. [Review the protection for communications between attorney and expert witness](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/19/review-the-protection-for-communications-between-attorney-and-expert-witness)

Item ID: `19`

- Category: Experts
- Timeline: Sixty Days Before Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 30. [Provide court reporter with page and line numbers of portions of depositions read into the record.](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/32/provide-court-reporter-with-page-and-line-numbers-of-portions-of-depositions-read-into-the-record)

Item ID: `32`

- Category: Deposition Excerpts
- Timeline: After Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 31. [Send juror survey to poll jurors why they decided the verdict](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/33/send-juror-survey-to-poll-jurors-why-they-decided-the-verdict)

Item ID: `33`

- Category: Juror Survey
- Timeline: After Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false

### 32. [Good manners to send thank-you letters regardless of verdict](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18715/trial-preparation-checklist/34/good-manners-to-send-thank-you-letters-regardless-of-verdict)

Item ID: `34`

- Category: Juror Thank you Letters
- Timeline: After Trial
- Checklist: -
- Complete: false