Advocacy Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Appealing Standards: Determining the Applicable Standard of Review ...urts to do it). The two most common mistakes in appellate advocacy are (1) taking the standards at face value, uncritically assuming that they mean what they say and that the court will apply them as they are written and (2) treating the standards as mere verbal formulas that have neither intrinsic substantive meaning nor independent persuasive force. This teleconference will help you avoid  more...

Statutory Research and Legislative History for Paralegals BenefitsWhenever a case or issue is covered by statutory authority, there may be questions as to what the language of the statute means and how it can be applied to a given situation. Attorneys often need to research the legislative history of the applicable statute to create a viable argument as to what was the intention of the legislative body that passed a particular law. Courts have different  more...