A short & happy guide to effective client interviewing and counseling / O.J. Salinas.
2016
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A short & happy guide to effective client interviewing and counseling / O.J. Salinas.
Imprint
St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
Description
1 online resource (xii, 194 pages).
Series
Short & happy law series.
Formatted Contents Note
Part 1. Attorneys and counselors : we are both, folks!: A law license wake-up call
Law school curriculum : changes are coming
Problem-solving attorneys and counselors
Multiple hat-wearing problem solvers
Part 2. Join the club! You, too, can be an effective attorney-client counselor: Building a bridge to a strong professional relationship with our clients
The importance of communication
Part 3. Let's work with the conversation foundation!: The first pillar : let the clients know you are there to help them
The second pillar : let the clients talk
The third pillar : listen!
The fourth pillar : try to understand the clients' stories
The fifth and final pillar : take time to explain to the clients, in layman's terms, how the law applies to their problems
Part 4. Descriptions and illustrations for a client interview : let's break it down: Before the interview : dealing with "administrative items: Show your manners! You don't have to be best friends to still greet and welcome the client
Roadmap! Let the clients know where you are going in the interview
Let's go on a fact-gathering hunt : listening to and understanding the client's story
Trying to solve that word problem : using legal analysis to help solve the client's problem
Shutting it down! Closure is good, even in a client interview
Part 5. You don't have to be an experienced therapist to practice basic client counseling skills: Training as an attorney and a counselor : an introduction
Be ready, genuine, and present
Don't shut down the conversation from the get-go : open with open-ended questions
This is not physical education, but practice active listening
You've listened to the client's story. Make sure you get it right : summarize and reflect!
I understand. You don't have to feel sorry for your clients to empathize
The power of "I wonder."
Law school curriculum : changes are coming
Problem-solving attorneys and counselors
Multiple hat-wearing problem solvers
Part 2. Join the club! You, too, can be an effective attorney-client counselor: Building a bridge to a strong professional relationship with our clients
The importance of communication
Part 3. Let's work with the conversation foundation!: The first pillar : let the clients know you are there to help them
The second pillar : let the clients talk
The third pillar : listen!
The fourth pillar : try to understand the clients' stories
The fifth and final pillar : take time to explain to the clients, in layman's terms, how the law applies to their problems
Part 4. Descriptions and illustrations for a client interview : let's break it down: Before the interview : dealing with "administrative items: Show your manners! You don't have to be best friends to still greet and welcome the client
Roadmap! Let the clients know where you are going in the interview
Let's go on a fact-gathering hunt : listening to and understanding the client's story
Trying to solve that word problem : using legal analysis to help solve the client's problem
Shutting it down! Closure is good, even in a client interview
Part 5. You don't have to be an experienced therapist to practice basic client counseling skills: Training as an attorney and a counselor : an introduction
Be ready, genuine, and present
Don't shut down the conversation from the get-go : open with open-ended questions
This is not physical education, but practice active listening
You've listened to the client's story. Make sure you get it right : summarize and reflect!
I understand. You don't have to feel sorry for your clients to empathize
The power of "I wonder."
Summary
In this Short and Happy Guide, Professor Salinas combines his litigation experience and background in counseling to provide an engaging introduction to effective client interviewing and counseling. Read hypothetical exchanges between attorneys and clients that demonstrate the counseling skills and techniques that will have you embracing your job as an attorney AND counselor. Whether you are doing simulated client interviews in a law school class, or whether you are getting ready to work with a client in your law office conference room, you can use this book to help strengthen your ability to become an effective attorney AND counselor!
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Print version: Salinas, O. J. Short & happy guide to effective client interviewing and counseling. St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2016]
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Language
English
ISBN
9781634604086 (electronic book)
1634604083 (electronic book)
1634604083
9780314290748
0314290745
1634604083 (electronic book)
1634604083
9780314290748
0314290745
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