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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Don't say "I'm a lawyer." I would say "I do complex patent prosecution and litigation for very large corporate clients...." you might say "i do high-level medical legal work trying to get fair coverage for underpriveleged individuals." or whatever it is you do. i am not encouraging you to lie.
What you want to do is convince one of the two lawyers that because you do more complex law than they do, and/or you have a bias for/against little guys, they do not want you on their jury.
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Better yet, every time the defendant's lawyer talks look away and whenever the plaintiff's lawyer talks say "Ch-ching!"