Mr. Austen G. Fox '69 lectured in the Fogg Lecture Room last evening at the invitation of the Practice Association of the Law School on "Opportunities of a Trial Lawyer." The speaker was well introduced by Andrew Marshall 3L.

In the trial of a case, said Mr. Fox, although the law is interesting, the facts are the important thing, and each case has its own important fact to be established or overthrown, even at the loss of unimportant detail. Continuing, he said that one must speak before the jury with as much interest as one would conduct a drawing-room conversation, and must centre his attention upon them.

In preparing a case for trial, a lawyer should see each of his own witnesses, and in the court room relay upon cross-examination for the establishment of his testimony. Where a case involves expert witnesses, the lawyer should obtain a practical knowledge of the subject of the testimony.

In concluding, Mr. Fox mentioned the chances of a young lawyer in New York city, and advised against losing independence, and becoming the servant of a corporation.