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Automating jury directions.

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Thursday 13th October 2022

Seminar | 4:30 PM-5:00 PM

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Learn how to use the new charge builder to quickly assemble instructions in civil jury trials.

Document automation is widely used in law firms to efficiently create documents with standard form content. Now, judicial officers will have access to that same technology when assembling jury directions.

This 30-minute seminar provides a guided tour of the new Civil Juries Charge Builder - a way to quickly obtain the relevant parts of the Civil Juries Charge Book based on the specific issues in your case. You will learn how to use this new tool in the easiest and most efficient manner.

This seminar is principally aimed at judges hearing civil jury trials. An equivalent tool for judges in criminal trials is currently in development for release early next year. Judges who hear criminal trials are welcome to attend and see a preview of how directions automation will soon assist their work as well.

Presenters.

Supreme Court of Victoria
Justice Andrea Tsalamandris
Justice Tsalamandris was appointed to the Supreme Court in February 2022. Prior to her appointment, she was a judge of the County Court and was the Head of the Common Law Division. Before joining the judiciary, Justice Tsalamandris was a partner at Holding Redlich where she was the diversity partner and was actively involved in pro bono cases including the Stolen Generation litigation.
Judicial Information Advisor, Judicial College of Victoria
Matthew Weatherson
Matt provides specialist technical review and quality assurance of the College’s legal publications. In addition, he is responsible for maintaining and delivering several complex publications and priority projects for the College, including the civil and criminal charge books, the recent website transformation and the judicial document automation project. Matt first joined the College in 2007 and has held several positions during that time, including eight years as the Director Judicial Information Services.

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