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 * Tom Robinson Legal Defense Team Planning Form **

“Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning” (Thomas Edison).

There is an incredible amount of work required to prepare a case for court. For your legal team to be effective, all members need to work together, communicate, and remain focused on the task. Each member of your team should take on a specific role and complete the associated tasks, but ultimately, you are responsible for every component of the project,. It is essential that each member provide input and feedback on every aspect of the project.

Part of your grade for this assignment will be based on how well you collaborate with your team. Following the Closing Arguments, you will complete a peer evaluation form assessing how well you and your teammates worked together.

Take a few minutes now to delegate roles, establish goals for the project, and assign tasks.

Legal Team Roles & Responsibilities:

Paralegal:
 * Locates and interviews witnesses
 * Identifies relevant evidence and determines a chronology of facts
 * Assists secretary and litigator with their assigned duties

Secretary: > Litigator
 * Records notes and evidence
 * Types and formats trial documents, charts, graphs, and other courtroom visuals
 * Assists paralegal and litigator with their assigned duties
 * Reviews work and presents exhibits in trial
 * Keeps team on task and on schedule
 * Assists paralegal and secretary with their assigned duties

Assigned Case:


 * Role || Student Name || Tasks Day 1 || Tasks Day 2 || Tasks Day 3 || Tasks Day 4 ||
 * Paralegal ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Secretary ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Litigator ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||