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The Greatest Bench Slaps and How to Avoid Them
Webinar
The Greatest Bench Slaps and How to Avoid Them
Start
12/13/2023 - 3:35 PM
End
12/13/2023 - 5:10 PM
COURSE DETAILS
Please note that your Zoom link will be titled ‘December 2023 Bridge the Gap: Killing it in Court (including individual sessions).’ You can use this link to attend this particular session of the Bridge the Gap program at its scheduled time.
Lawyers want to avoid receiving a slap from the bench and should act in a manner to avoid one at all costs.
Hear examples of conduct that resulted in bench slaps, as well as tips from an experienced litigator on how to avoid them.
Some of the topics to be discussed include:
- Examples of poor oral arguments, as well as great oral tips
- The need for clarity not complexity
- Don’t argue; learn to persuade
- Prepare
- Prioritize
- Learn to pivot
- Answer a question directly and then explain
- Proper decorum
- Be candid
- … and MORE!
FACULTY
Joel Oster, Litigator in private practice and Comedian of Law
CLE CREDITS
2 NY Credits: 2 Skills; Transitional and Non-transitional; 2 NJ Credits: 2 General
GENERAL INFORMATION
To register: click the Register button below. The website will prompt you to log in or create an account to complete the checkout. If you are not a member, please join the membership before completing the checkout to take advantage of the member’s price. Registration closes 30 minutes before the program.
For technical and account-related issues, please get in touch with us at dradjabov@nycla.org
Webinar Link: After completing the checkout, you will receive a separate email with webinar access instructions. That email will arrive closer to the program start time. If you are still waiting to receive an access email 30 minutes before the program, please email cle@nycla.org.
Course Materials: We will email the link to download course materials 30 minutes before the program starts.
CLE Certificates (if applicable): After verifying your attendance, we will add your certificate to the “Download CLE Certificates” page, which you can access from your “My Account” page.