S1E24 - Your Brain is Sabotaging Your Case (And What To Do About It)

Trial lawyers face hidden forces that can undermine even meticulously prepared case strategies, including noise, bias, and psychological blind spots that distort judgment in ways that significantly impact outcomes. Understanding these invisible threats and implementing structured processes to manage them is essential for building more resilient, effective case strategies.

• Noise refers to unwanted variability in judgments that should be consistent, creating a "lottery effect" where case outcomes depend partly on which lawyer handles the file
• Small groups like focus groups or mock juries can amplify noise through social influence, informational cascades, and group polarization, creating misleading fals...