Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • How to Progress Through This Course
  • 2

    What's Inside

    • Program Outline

    • Difference Between Civil and Criminal Trials
  • 3

    Week 1 - Pre-trial motions

    • Pre-trial Information

    • How a civil lawsuit gets started

    • More Vocabulary

    • Motion for a New Trial - Civil

    • Motion for Summary Judgment - Civil

    • Motion to Dismiss - Civil

    • After a Motion FAQ

    • Submit Transcript
  • 4

    Week 2 - Jury Selection

    • What is jury selection?

    • Jury selection 1

    • Jury Selection 2

    • Copy of Submit Transcript
  • 5

    Week 3 - Motions in Limine

    • Motions in Limine - Blocking Bad Evidence

    • Motions in Limine - First 30 minutes of the video

    • Motions in Limine: Definition and information
  • 6

    Week 4 - Opening Statements

    • Examples of an Opening Statement

    • Car Accident Opening Statement

    • Impeachment Opening Statements
  • 7

    Week 5 - Plaintiff's Case

    • Testimony

    • Civil Vocabulary

    • Civil vs. Criminal Description

    • Civil vs. Criminal Description
  • 8

    Week 6 -Plaintiff's Case Continues

    • How to Give Testimony on a Witness Stand

    • Testimony - Family Law

    • Family Law Vocabulary
  • 9

    Week 7 - Defendant's Case

    • Removal of a Judge for Cause

    • Testimony with interpreter (Click on "Watch on YouTube)

    • Testimony

    • California Rules for Interpreters

    • Real court interpreter at work

    • How Interpreting Works
  • 10

    Week 8 - Defendant's Case Continues

    • Testimony

    • More Judicial Vocabulary
  • 11

    Week 9 - Closing Arguments

    • Closing Arguments

    • Common Objections

    • Difference Between Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
  • 12

    Week 10 - Jury instruction selections conference by attys and judge

    • What are jury instructions?

    • Live Class

    • JURY INSTRUCTIONS

    • JURY MANAGEMENT STATE LINKS

    • Conference

    • Jury Instruction Argument

    • Defendant's Waiver
  • 13

    Week 11 - Jury Instruction/Testimony Readback

    • JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND THEIR PURPOSE

    • Jury Instructions - 1

    • Jury Instructions - 2 (short)

    • CACI 5011

    • Readback Request
  • 14

    Week 12 - Verdict/Review/Transcript for Appeal

    • Can Judges Change Runaway Jury Verdicts?

    • JURY VOCABULARY

    • Jury Verdict

    • Civil Appeal Overview

    • Appeal Cover

    • Jury Sent Back to Deliberate