Legal Counselling and Interviewing

OVERVIEW

In this topic, we are going to discuss various things related to the topic of legal counselling and interviewing. Here we will see some objectives of legal counselling, and other ethical ways of interviewing. So let us start by knowing the topic.

OBJECTIVE OF LEGAL COUNSELLING

There are various objectives of legal counselling in which we are focusing on important objectives through which we can understand it. Legal counselling and interviewing are very important skills for all law graduates and other law professionals. It includes effective communication, client dealing, and other problem-solving things. So, let us see some of its objectives.

• In it, one should have to understand the problem or situation of their clients which includes legal, emotional, and personal aspects of a client.
• By getting all suitable knowledge regarding the client one should give them proper advice in respect of their problems.
• It is needed to build trust in your client through which your client will rely on you and trust you to communicate every detail of the case.
• Then after knowing everything one should solve their problems and help them to understand their rights.

Now let us see some of the techniques related to legal counselling:

• One should be an active listener through which he can be able to understand and remember the things which have been said by the client.
• One should have to show that they are demonstrating an understanding of the client’s emotions, and feelings. 
• Should ask questions through which one can easily know the accurate situation and problem which he will solve for them.
• And the most important thing is clarification because both lawyer and clients must be understanding each other correctly, or clearly.
• Then summarises all the things which have been discussed between both the lawyers and the client.

TECHNIQUES FOR INTERVIEWING

Interviewing is similar to counselling. Here we are going to some of the techniques which can be followed for Interviewing.

• Should prepare proper documents through which you are going to ask questions, and another one is to understand the context of the interview.
• Create a proper environment where you are going to take an interview, which includes settling down chairs, water bottles, and other essential environments which are needed.
• While taking the interview you should make the interviewee feel comfortable.
• You should make questions for questioning which should be broader in starting and narrow down in ending.
• In between the interviews, you should take notes on the flow of the interview without any cutting.

ETHICAL WAYS

Now here we will discuss some of the ethical considerations which should be followed by every professional during counselling, and interviewing. So start with some points.

• One should take information confidential which has been discussed between the lawyer and clients.
• Take informed consent that the client has all essential knowledge of the procedure of the case and other crucial things related to the case.
• If any client reaches you, then you should treat them equally without any attitude of judgement, and biases.
• One of the essential things which is very important for all professionals is to make professional boundaries within their professional areas. 

CONCLUSION

So in this topic, we have learnt about how legal counselling and interviewing need technical knowledge other interpersonal skills, and appropriate way of communication skills which help to build trust and better coordination among clients. 

REFERENCES

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://archive.org/details/handbook-in-legal-counselling-and-interviewing-by-ulep-pdf&ved=2ahUKEwig7IHt-7WGAxX1SGwGHbK8BqIQFnoECDIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1jbFz3yO9u7jHzEW9v4dbl