Lawyering skills and the legal process /
Caroline Maughan and Julian Webb.
- Second edition.
- xxiv, 443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Law in context series .
- Law in context. .
Previous ed.: London : Butterworth, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Descent into the swamp -- Learning to live in the swamp -- Law talk and lay talk : lawyers as communicators -- You'll never work alone : group learning and group skills -- Interviewing : building the relationship and gaining participation -- The 'good lawyer' : ethics and values in legal work -- Clarifying language : making sense of writing -- Manipulating language : drafting legal documents -- Handling conflict : negotiation -- Advocacy : case management and preparation -- Into court : the deepest swamp? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
"Lawyering Skills and the Legal Process bridges the gap between academic and practical law for students undertaking skill-based and clinical legal education courses at university. It emphasises the extent to which lawyering is a dynamic process, shaped by a range of legal, business and ethical considerations, and encourages students to develop a critical and reflective approach to their own learning which is designed to help them to manage this dynamic environment." "The student's oral and written communication, group working, problem solving and conflict resolution skills are developed in a range of legal contexts: client interviewing, drafting, managing cases, legal negotiation and advocacy. The book is designed specifically to help students." "This book provides a stimulating, accessible and challenging approach to understanding the problems and uncertainties of practising law that goes beyond the standard approaches to lawyers' skills."--BOOK JACKET.