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Report Notes Leg Cou
Report Notes Leg Cou
Legal counseling, in the larger sense of the term, refers to the broad upon it.
range of consultation lawyers can provide clients. This may be in a
number of contexts (law offices, community boards, courtrooms)
and may involve a variety of functions (planning, advice, legal
action). In a narrower sense .. 6th slide
Listening is actually quite difficult to do effectively as it involves
Legal counsellor’s tasks are (considering the specific needs of the deep mental analysis of what you have heard so that you can
client): identify the salient facts and identify relevant information, which
– provide opinions, explanations and answers to the legal questions; would help you make up the ultimate facts of the case and help you
– explain what kind of legal rules the client has to fulfill and analyze identify the legal issue.
the implementation; There is a need simultaneously to elicit and evaluate the reliability of
– provide suggestions on how to ensure the legitimacy of her actions information, and to differentiate "hard" information from values,
and the means to protect her interests and rights; biases, preferences, and similar attitudinal characteristics that
– compose or take part of composing or formulating legal distinguish objective and subjective desiderata. Further, there is
documents; information to be elicited relative to an immediate circumstance or
– communicate with third persons in the interest of the client set of events, and there is other information that fills out a broader
including the public authorities and perform legal actions in the framework in the client's experience and has more recessed but
interest of the client or the employer; perhaps broader implications. And there are also facts not yet fully
– represent and/or protect the customer outside the court, before developed or not entirely clear and capable of articulation that need
and during the trial. to be recognized.