Pretrial Activities Checklist Template

In this 2x2 matrix template breaks the pretrial activities into three phases: start of preparation to sixty days before the trial, between sixty and thirty days prior to the trial and thirty days before the trial. Tasks that belong in these phases belong in Quadrants one, two and three, respectively. Quadrant four is set aside for the trial notebook, that is, all the resources that pretrial activities will have created. Of course, deadlines and the timeline of a trial are, in many ways, out of control of those preparing for the case. However, a strong framework like this template helps maintain organization despite adverse scenarios.