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CROSS EXAMINED
"It was a hard sell at the beginning to make
people argue before their colleagues. … It's
quite nerve-racking to do those moots."
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And in politics, the decision-maker is often
not a lawyer, so the advice needs to fit the
audience.
"Briefing of different people requires you
to carefully think about the message that
you want to deliver, or that will be helpful
to your audience," says Frater. "You can
certainly tell [when] the audience's eyes are
glazing over that you might have talked a
little too much law."
While Frater can't give many details about
the kinds of matters he has advised senior
politicians on, he says he regularly advises
the deputy minister, which would involve
"something like the SNC Lavalin issue."
