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Trial Advocacy & Persuasion

Closing Arguments: Advocacy in the Grand Style

Alan Shore's closings are set pieces of advocacy — flawed, funny, and rhetorically ambitious. Use Boston Legal to study argument, jury persuasion, and the theatrical side of the courtroom.

IntermediateProfessional development

Modules

Module 1

Opening & Closing

Anchor scene

Alan's set pieces

In this module

  • Structure that persuades
  • Themes and story
  • Rehearsal and revision

Course outcomes

  • Design closings that persuade without overreach
  • Handle jury selection with intention
  • Deploy rhetoric ethically inside courtroom rules
  • Balance politics and practice