5 Advantages of Online Mock Trials In the age of social distancing and Zoom jury trials, legal professionals have had to adjust the way they work. At Bonora Rountree, one of the bigger shifts has been conducting our mock trials and focus groups online. Online mock trials provide ways to get information about the strengths and […]
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4 Disadvantages of Online Mock Trials Because of the coronavirus, many of our interactive research activities — like mock trials and focus groups — have switched to an online format. In many ways, the pandemic merely hastened a transition from in-person or analogue ways of conducting research to an online and digitized medium. For example, […]
Read moreCourthouse Safety Protocols for Pandemic Protections
Courthouse Safety Protocols for Pandemic Protections Bonora Rountree conducted a survey in July seeking to understand which safety protocols were most important to potential jurors. The survey included the protocols that are most often used in COVID-19 safety surveys (for example, masks, temperature screenings, wide availability of hand sanitizers) and added two jury-specific safety protocols […]
Read moreAre Jurors Comfortable with Serving Jury Duty in a Courthouse During the Pandemic?
Are Jurors Comfortable with Serving Jury Duty in a Courthouse During the Pandemic? In July, Bonora Rountree commissioned a survey to explore California residents’ views about their willingness to serve as jurors during the pandemic and the conditions under which they would be willing to serve. The survey was conducted online and included 295 jury-eligible […]
Read moreOnline Jury Questionnaires Make Sense…Especially During the Pandemic
Our firm has a wealth of experience selecting online juries for actual trials. We used that knowledge to inform the content of a survey we conducted with 295 jury-eligible California residents. From those two sources, we’ve learned a lot about how jurors feel about participating in online jury service and how they feel about completing […]
Read moreThe New Normal: Managing Jury Questionnaires Online
As more jury trials shift to an online format for jury selection, courts are increasingly relying on online questionnaires as a way to prevent large numbers of prospective jurors from gathering together in jury rooms across the country. There are a number of online questionnaire software services — like Snap Surveys, Qualtrics, and Survey Monkey […]
Read moreWhat to Watch Out for When Selecting a Jury Online
With the advent of online jury selections, many attorneys are wondering how the online selections are different from in person selections. Here is a look at core differences we’ve identified. Keeping Track of Who Is In the “Box” In the courtroom, you’re used to seeing all of the jurors you’re questioning in the jury box. […]
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