In the first edition of becoming a trial lawyer legendary advocate rick friedman taught us that the process of becoming a trial lawyer doesnt end now friedman returns in this second edition with new lessons on losing comparing yourself to others luck and more that prove a true advocates education is never finis. Lawyers with nearly flawless technique can lose case after case while lawyers who appear clumsy and bumbling can win repeatedly to be a good trial lawyer be willing and able to give yourself to the jury not the self you wish you were or the self you think the jury might wish you were but your actual self the part of you that is scared angry or tired and the part of you that feels the . Trial lawyer job description they normally spend their time contacting witnesses and reviewing files a trial lawyer often searches out the parties involved in the case to talk to each of them he or she will have to file and fill out various documents at the court they also meet and spend time . Trial lawyers must go through an extensive educational process which involves completing a 4 year college degree then law school and finally passing the bar exam to become licensed averaging