Jurywork: Systematic Techniques

We wrote the book.

Jurywork: Systematic Techniques, the three-volume Thomson Reuters manual on jury selection and trial preparation, began as a pamphlet mailed from our Berkeley office in the 1970s. It is still updated every year.

Updated annually, the three volumes synthesize law, sociology and psychology to help lawyers prepare for trial, improve the ground rules for selecting a jury, and present a case persuasively. They address venue, jury pool composition and jury selection procedures, in civil and criminal trials.

“a well-written, highly practical reference guide and training manual that offers a workable, integrated approach to jury selection.”

ABA Journal

What the three volumes cover

Cases of every kind

Intellectual property and other commercial litigation; personal injury and product defect; criminal defense, including capital cases; civil rights; employment.
Research methods

How to learn the way a jury will respond to a particular case.
Witness preparation

Strategies for preparing witnesses.
Jury selection tools

Jury selection checklists, sample questionnaires, and sample motions and affidavits.
Case law

Up-to-date case law on jury issues, including Batson and the discriminatory use of peremptory challenges, change of venue, and juror use of the internet and social media.