This guide aims to steer law graduates and lawyers through each step of the civil litigation process from meeting the client through to the conclusion of the matter – what they are, what you need to know and how best to approach them.
Civil Litigation: Strategy and Practice provides the knowledge that is otherwise earned by following the lead of senior practitioners, by trial and error or by a combination of both. It is an indispensable guide for litigation lawyers of all ages and experience who aspire to improve and enjoy their practice of the law.
The authors, each experienced litigators, provide simple advice on initial client contact, estimating fees, maintaining healthy client relationships and how to do your part in getting a successful outcome for the client including tips and guidelines on:
- client management;
- litigation strategy;
- preparing for and attending appearances;
- mediation and settlement;
- court etiquette;
- dressing appropriately for work and court;
- briefing counsel;
- preparing for trial;
- self-care; and
- progressing your career.
Features
• Unique content - no comparable Australian book at present.
• Valuable resource for organisations seeking to understand and apply the legal and redress framework in this context.
Related Titles
• Civil Procedure in Australia
• Civil Procedure: Commentary and Materials, 8th edition
• Zuckerman on Australian Civil Procedure
Jessica Henderson is a civil litigation barrister and a part-time Member at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (General and Migration/Refugee Divisions). She specialises in aviation, succession, and human rights law and has acted for commercial airlines, international insurers, government and NGOs. She sits on the Law Society of WA Brief Editorial Committee and Country Practitioners Committee. She holds a doctorate in American constitutional history and has been awarded the Richard Kiwanuka prize for International Humanitarian Law. Her three children get the credit for her negotiation and mediation skills.
Tim Lethbridge is a director and partner of Croftbridge and was formerly a partner at Kott Gunning. He has over 20 years’ experience as a prominent civil litigation solicitor, specialising in employment law and general civil litigation. He has presented for the Australian Institute of Management of WA, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Legalwise and other leading educational bodies in Western Australia, as well as being recognised as a leading employment lawyer in Doyle’s Guide. Croftbridge has been recognised as a leading employment law firm under his leadership.
Elise Croft has been a successful commercial litigation lawyer since 2006, and is a director and partner of Croftbridge, which has been recognized by Doyle’s Guide as a leading wills & estates litigation law firm under her leadership. She is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and a committee member for their WA Branch. Elise also has over 15 years’ experience training, riding and competing with horses and (not without struggle) juggles her litigation and cowboy aspirations with raising a young son.
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