You complete the most important preparation for the oral argument when you write the brief, for it is in writing the brief that you gain an understanding of the facts, issues, and authorities that control the case.

Nevertheless, there are two practical things that you must do in specific preparation for the oral argument. First, you must decide what points to argue and then prepare your argument. Second, you must gather the information that the court will expect you to know — to have at your mental fingertips — when you are at the podium.

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