Interviewing and investigating
Subtitle: essential skills for the legal professional
By: Stephen P. Parsons.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 575
ISBN-13: 9780735587359
Subjects: Interviewing in law practice -- United States; Attorney and client -- United States; Legal assistants -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Investigations
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Description: Because skills are to be mastered, not memorized, this comprehensive text uses realistic case scenarios, practical exercises, illustrations, and examples to teach the essential skills of interviewing and investigating. Led by an experienced practitioner and author, readers will make connections between law and fact, engage in critical analysis, and develop specific communication skills that will prove indispensable in practice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to interviewing and investigating; title: Ethical and professional responsibilities for attorneys and paralegals in interviewing and investigating; title: The adversarial system and pre-filing investigation; title: Formal discovery in civil litigation; title: Formal discovery in criminal litigation; title: Rules of evidence for the investigator, part 1; title: Rules of evidence for the investigator, part 2; title: Communication skills for the investigator, part 2 : formulating and executing a plan of investigation; title: Formulating a plan of investigation; title: Preparing for a client interview; title: Conducting a client interview; title: Preparing for a witness interview; title: Conducting a witness interview; title: Identifying and locating fact witnesses; title: Working with expert witnesses; title: Public sources of information, federal; title: Public sources of information, state and local; title: Private sources of information.