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A short & happy guide to effective client interviewing and counseling / O.J. Salinas

Author:
Salinas, O. J.
Additional Titles:
Short and happy guide to effective client interviewing and counseling and Effective client interviewing and counseling
Published:
St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2016]
Copyright Date:
©2016
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 194 pages).
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Contents:
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."
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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ISBN:
9781634604086 (electronic bk.)
1634604083 (electronic bk.)
1634604083
9780314290748
0314290745
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