Five Advantages of Online Mock Trials In the age of social distancing and Zoom jury trials, many legal professionals have had to adjust their way work. Online mock trials are ways to get information about the strengths and weaknesses of your case. Below, we discuss the benefits of these research exercises and how, in some […]
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Four Disadvantages of Online Mock Trials
Four Disadvantages of Online Mock Trials Because of the coronavirus, many of our interactive activities have switched to an online format. The same is true for mock trials and focus groups. There are many advantages do getting mock juror feedback online. While online mock trials can provide useful information about case themes, it is important […]
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We are drafting a 1000 respondent national survey on antitrust issues, focusing on the recent U.S. Department of Justice cases against Facebook and Google. However, our interest in goes beyond these lawsuits. Given the cataclysmic events of 2020, we want to get a better understanding of the historical moment we’re now in, and to better forecast […]
Read moreWho is Willing to Show Up for Jury Service During a Pandemic?
Our COVID-19 survey focused on understanding the characteristics of those who were more likely to show up in court if they were called to serve as a juror during the pandemic. Our results indicate that there are unique pandemic-related, social, and political characteristics of people who are comfortable with jury service in a pandemic. One […]
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 as jurors. The survey was conducted online, and included […]
Read moreOnline Jury Questionnaires Make Sense…Especially During the Pandemic
Our firm has experiences selecting online juries for actual trials. We used our experiences with online jury selections 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 […]
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 jury questionnaires as a way to keep prospective jurors out of court. There are a number of online questionnaire software services – like Snap Surveys, Qualtrics, and Survey Monkey – that courts could use. During the pandemic, […]
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. They are different in a number of ways: Keeping Track of Who Is In the “Box” In the courtroom, you’re used to seeing all of the jurors that you’re questioning in and around the […]
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Attorney Gender Presentation: What’s Good For The (Masculine) Goose Is Not Good For The (Feminine) Gander
The American Bar Association (ABA) has explored several initiatives to reduce bias against women lawyers. Two 2018 articles, one in The Atlantic by Lara Bazelon, and a reply by Chris Arguedas that appeared in The Recorder, offer different views gender in the courtroom. They offer their views on presentation styles that female attorneys employ before […]
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