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Essential lawyering skills :

Krieger, Stefan H., 1946-

Essential lawyering skills : interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and persuasive fact analysis / Stefan H. Krieger, Richard K. Neumann, Jr. - 3rd ed. - New York : Aspen Publishers, c2007. - xx, 377 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Rev. ed. of: Essential lawyering skills. c1999. Accompanied by: Teacher's manual (iv, 266 p. ; 28 cm.) ; c2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What this book is about -- Professionalism -- Lawyering for and with the client -- Lawyering as problem-solving -- Communications skills -- Multicultural lawyering -- Observation, memory, facts, and evidence -- Interviewing the client -- Interviewing witnesses -- How we organize and think about facts -- The legal elements model of organizing facts -- The chronology model of organizing facts -- The story model of organizing facts -- Selecting a model for presentation of the case -- Strengthening the persuasiveness of your facts -- Investigating the facts -- Responding to your adversary's facts -- What happens when a lawyer counsels a client -- An example of counseling : the plant closing -- Preparing for counseling : structuring the options -- The counseling meeting with the client -- Overcoming special problems in counseling -- How negotiation works -- Negotiation preparation: assessing the parties -- Developing a negotiation strategy -- Styles and rituals -- Following through on your plan -- Negotiation tactics.

0735564051 9780735564060 (teacher's manual)

2007001201


Practice of law--United States.


Law

KF300 / .E84 2007

347.73KRI

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