Trial consultants add valuable expertise and depth to the skills and experience of your legal team during trial preparation. These professionals include people who specialize in trial strategy, jury selection, trial graphics, trial databases and/or trial presentation equipment and operation. Consultants can be expensive, but a good consultant adds value to your legal case without incurring unnecessary costs. The following best practices will help you hire efficient and effective consultants while ensuring that you make it to—and through—trial fully prepared and on budget.
1. Gather Great Ideas Early in the Process
Conduct a brainstorming session with your consultants at the beginning of your case to allow your team to get valuable outside perspectives on the thematic and creative avenues that will help you tell even the most complicated story in a simple way. In a successful brainstorming session, your entire team spends a dedicated amount of time identifying images, narratives and analogies that will resonate most deeply with your jurors. Adding these ideas at the beginning make it easier to organize your case and persuade your jurors.
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