For the past ten years, I have taught first-year law students the art of appellate advocacy. Well, I try to anyway. At least I teach them the rudiments and hopefully leave the door open for the “art.” One member of this year’s class, after submitting a strong draft brief, found himself adrift at the thought of preparing for the final argument. He looked at me, panicked, over a table strewn with papers. “What am I supposed to do with . . . with . . . ,” he said, gesturing wildly, “all of this?!?” Indeed, what does one do with it all?
Preparing for oral argument is every bit as important as delivering it. This student knew enough to know that he had to gather his papers, and his thoughts, in some semblance of order to present his case in its best light. One should not approach the appellate podium until one is both substantively and technically prepared.
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