Lawyers and Clients: Critical Issues in Interviewing and

Lawyers and Clients: Critical Issues in Interviewing and Counseling (Coursebook)

Going beyond the basics of interviewing and counseling, this book examines practical and theoretical challenges lawyers face with clients. Each chapter explores a critical issue in interviewing and counseling, such as developing connection across difference; dealing with atypical clients; using engaged client-centered counseling; bringing narrative theory to bear on lawyer-client encounters; seeking truth; pursuing moral dialogue; discussing law; and understanding how expertise affects practice. The book investigates these issues primarily through detailed analysis of multi-layered lawyer-client conversations, arising in a variety of contexts, which invite the reader to consider and critique the lawyerâ€™s choices. A key theme is â€œengaged client-centered lawyering,â€ which emphasizes the importance of client choice and the impact of lawyers on clients, and affirms lawyersâ€™ ability, through attending to the evolving contexts of clientsâ€™ lives, issues of technique, ethics, and la
Country USA
Brand West Academic Publishing
Manufacturer West Academic Publishing
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2009-10-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780314235312

Lawyers and Clients: Critical Issues in Interviewing and Counseling (Coursebook)