Client Consultation (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Student will learn to interview and counsel clients in English. They also learn the importance of interaction, cooperation and ethical behavior.

Execution methods

A seminar with lectures, teamwork and a learning diary written according to the instructions given at the beginning of the course (40 hours) Each student should be able to practice at least once in the role of a client and twice as a lawyer.

One of the rounds will be held together with the course Legal English and gives 1 credit in Legal English.

Content

Students practice client consulting in simulated situations with clients.

Location and time

You now have the option to take the courses legal English (OENG0710V24-3003)
and client consultation (OTMEVAL005V24-3002) as a partially integrated entity.
The courses share an assignment for which those students, who take both courses simultaneously, get credits under both implementations.

Our joint integrated classes are
10.11 12 -14 D156 introduction to client consultation, Soili Nysten-Haarala
11.11. 9:15 – 11.15 and 12 – 14.00 (group 1)
12.11 9:15 – 11.15 and 12- 14.00 (group 2)
13.11 9:15- 11:15 and 12:00 – 14:00 (group 3)
25.-11 9:15- 11:15 and 12:00 – 14:00 (group 4)
27.11 9:15- 11:15 and 12:00 – 14:00 (group 5)
28.11 9:15- 11:15 and 12:00 – 14:00 (group 6)

The student taking both Legal English and Client Consultation earn 1 credit from client consultation with one integrated practice round as a lawyer and one as a client.
The student only taking the Client Consultation Course need to take in addition to the integrated round in one group, all the second round classes (1 as a lawyer and one as a client and the rest as an observer, write a learning diary and a written essay on 1-2 articles.
The second round classes will be held
24.11. 12-16 C154
26.11 11-15 C154
2.12 12-16 C156
5.12 12-16 A140
The number of second round classes depends on the number of registered students.

Soili Nysten-Haarala (Client Consultation) and Maria Selin (Legal English)

Materials

Shaffer, Thomas L. and Elkins, James R., Legal Interviewing and Counseling. Thomson West 2005 Haigh, Rupert. 2004. Legal English. Cavendish Publishing. For the relevant parts, such as Chapters on Interviewing and Advising, Spoken English, Negotiation, Formal Meetings Jones, Ronald L., How to Counsel Corporate Clients. Ten Reasons Business People Don’t Take Legal Advice (and what can you do about it) American Law Institute and American Bar Association 1999 Binder - Bergman - Price - Trombley; Lawyers as Counselors. A Client-Centered Approach. Thomas West 2004. articles will be delivered during the course

Teaching methods

The course is about practicing, how to interview clients, develop options and choose together how to proceed with the clients problem. Students will be taking the roles of interviewing lawyers and a client.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

fail/pass

Qualifications

no previous studies required