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C A N A D I A N L a w y e r 4 S T U D E N T S F A L L 2 0 1 5 23 Khoury would even memorize the code numbers of the documents and exhibits that were most important to the case in or- der to bring them up quickly and to speed things along. She does admit that being a recent law grad helped her during the case. "Nobody in school wrote on paper; everybody took notes on their computer. We are familiar with new technology that's helpful to do document search, to deal with heavy documents." Like many large trials, the case oen involved a lot of work done aer court hours. While it is hard to imagine having a social life during such a trying court process, Khoury says she managed to do so, and the workload really depended on who would be going on the stand next. It was definitely an experience of a life- time. Khoury says she learned a lot from her involvement in the trial. "It was an eye-opening experience. I was 80-per-cent interested in litigation when I started my articles, but now I can't imagine myself do- ing any other type of law. It's very interest- ing and very stimulating." Oen, it would consume her, she says. "As time went by, I was able to prepare the dra of cross-ex- amination outlines, so I would prepare all the questions and Peter and [co-counsel] Pat [McCann] would just look through them," she notes. "It was kind of nice to see that it was my questions and my research that was being examined." Khoury also learned when to object and when not to object, what documents were objectionable and what line of questioning was objectionable during the trial. As a document liaison, she transferred all of the exhibits and documents through USBs or external hard drives. "Sometimes, we even gave our legal arguments hyperlinked for the judge through the USB stick, so there It was the kind of work that I would expect from a senior associate, quite frankly." PETER MANTAS, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP " BY ANASTASIYA JOGAL were a lot of USB sticks running around the courtroom," she adds laughing. e Crown actually preferred hyperlinks as opposed to paper tabs, Khoury explains: "...you just click on it and it pops up on the screen and everybody can see straight away as opposed to having it in paper form..." e Faskens team would oen commu- nicate via e-mail during the trial so as not to disturb the proceedings and be efficient. Even the jury had computers in the jury room with access to Wi-Fi. Documents and exhibits would be periodically uploaded to their computers for the jury to browse. "ere was a huge emphasis put on to how we displayed and how we dealt with technology. e easier that it was for the jury, the more that they appreciated it. at was definitely a consideration when we were planning how to conduct this trial." Since the trial ended, Khoury has been hired on full time with Faskens. No doubt guided by the experience of a lifetime, Khoury has decided she has chosen the right path. Litigation is something she says she wants to pursue for years to come. ■ Law students know the difference In a recent survey we conducted, WestlawNext® Canada is the most used legal research tool by students.* They discovered the WestlawNext Canada difference, and you can too. Start your WestlawNext Canada research today Request your registration key from your law librarian and register your password at www.westlawnextcanada.com/students * The study represents the opinions of law students in schools outside of Quebec. Survey was conducted by Thomson Reuters Canada in April 2015. Margin of error on these results was +/- 3.1%.

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