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Knowing the law is only half of a lawyer’s job. The other half happens in the courtroom: under pressure, in front of a judge, facing an opponent who watches every reaction.
Drawing on years of legal practice in Iraq and more than 2,000 cases before civil, criminal, commercial and labour courts, lawyer Othman Al-Juboori distils what law school rarely teaches into fifty practical rules of trial advocacy. Learn why you should never speak before you know what you want from the court, why you should open with your strongest point rather than the middle, how silence can be an invisible weapon, how to keep surprise from turning into visible confusion, why grand promises to a client can recoil on you, and why you must never let the hearing record tell a different story from what happened.
Every rule follows the same clear structure: the core idea, why it matters in practice, an illustrative courtroom example, concrete steps for applying it, the situations in which the rule fails, and a closing golden takeaway.
This is not a book of tricks. Every tactic is subordinate to the law, procedure and professional duty, and the author is candid about each rule’s limits.
Written for new lawyers, trainee advocates, law students and experienced practitioners who want a calmer, sharper courtroom presence, and a law career built on a reputation that outlasts any single case.
About the author: Othman Al-Juboori is an Iraqi lawyer, an expert in Iraqi labour law, and the founder and managing director of Al-Taswia Legal Services Company (Baghdad, est. 2018). He is based between Baghdad and Dubai.
Ebook · October 2026 · English
Keywords: trial advocacy skills for lawyers; courtroom tips for new lawyers; oral argument and persuasion in court; legal practice guide for young attorneys; advice for law students and trainee advocates; how to build a successful law career; litigation strategy and courtroom presence