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The Client Interviewing Competition for England & Wales
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Oxford Brookes team at 2010 International Client Consultation Competition

 

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Building better client relationships
We are grateful to Fiona Westwood for allowing us to reproduce chapter 6 of her book Accelerated Practice: Implementing Success in Professional Firms Palgrave Macmillan 2008

On-line articles

The Initial Client Interview

Jim Calloway, Director, Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program
http://www.okbar.org/members/map/articles/interview.htm

The Client's Perspective on the Initial Interview
Clark Cunningham, Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law
http://law.gsu.edu/Communication/HARTART2.pdf

Developing the Fine Art of Listening
R. Hal Ritter, Jr. and Patricia A. Wilson
http://www.texasbar.com/customsource/wrapper/globals/tbj/2001/oct01/ritter.asp

Client Interview (Criminal cases)
Ray Moses
http://criminaldefense.homestead.com/ClientInterview.html#anchor_36

Law Society Practice Note on Initial Interviews (May 2008)

Books

Bastress, R and Harbaugh, J Interviewing, Counselling and Negotiation (Little Brown, 1990)
Binder, D and Price, S Legal Interviewing and Counseling (West Publishing, 1977)
Binder D, Bergman P & Price S Lawyers as Counsellors: A Client-Centered Approach (West Publishing, 1991)
Chapman, J Interviewing and Counselling (Cavendish, 1993)
Clawar, S You and your clients: a guide to client management skills for a more successful practice (ABA, 1996)
Lauchland, K and Le Brun, M Legal Interviewing: Theory, Tactics and Techniques (Australia: Butterworths, 1996)
Millar, R et al Professional Interviewing (Routledge, 1992)
Sherr, A. Client Care for Lawyers (Sweet & Maxwell, 1999)
Twist, H. Effective Interviewing (Blackstone Press, 1992)

Articles

Brown, L M The trouble of law school education: a consultation in a microcosm 18 Creighton Law Review 1343 (Winter 1985)
Clay, T and Rairdon, S How to conduct a meeting with a prospective client 65 Michigan Bar Journal 850 (June 1986)
Costanzo, M What seems to be the trouble? 64 Law Institute Journal 696 (August 1990)
Earl, A Conducting the initial interview: rules and red flags 29 Trial 58(5) (April 1993)
Furey, N Legal Interviewing and counselling bibliography 18 Creighton Law Review 1503 (Winter 1985)
Granat, J How to talk to clients 11 Legal Economics 74 (Sept-Oct 1985)
Ghanciock, W Tips on interviewing 5 Corporate Counsel's Quarterly 78 (January 1989)
Morgan, T Thinking about lawyers as counsellors 42 Florida Law Review 439 (July 1990)
Mosten, F Introduction 18 Creighton Law Review 1329 (Winter 1985)
Sherr, A Lawyers and Clients: The First Meeting (1986) MLR 323
Tamsitt, G Teaching Interviewing and Negotiation: the impossible dream? 1 Journal of Professional Legal Education 59 (July 1983)
Tamsitt, G Interviewing and negotiation revisited 5 Journal of  Professional Legal Education 177 (December 1987)
Weyrauch, W Foreword Florida Law Review 429 (July 1990)
Zorn, D Some suggestions for successful interviewing in the ABA Client Counselling Competition 18 Creighton Law Review 1443 (Winter 1985)