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Question: Skills III – Client Interviewing, Video Critique.

Answer: Before the interview proper begins, it is important that the client is welcomed and made to feel comfortable. In this instance, the lawyer did meet the client at the door and he greeted her by name. He was friendly and offered the client a seat, however he failed to introduce himself or state his position within the firm. Although the lawyer gave his business card at the end of the interview, it......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: ADVOCACY - PLEA IN MITIGATION - MRS MARY SMITH (Oral assessment)

Answer: May it please you sir; I would like now to address you in mitigation on behalf of Mrs Smith. Sir, the defendant accepts the seriousness of this offence and fully admits her wrongdoing. However I will seek to persuade you that – in my submission, this is a case where there are a number of mitigating features which could enable you sir, to take a lenient view when considering an appropriate sen......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: ‘Sometimes I worry that I’m not doing any good for society, just doing a job like I’m doing. But…, you know, it is only a job at the end of the day’ - Drawing on knowledge and experience you have acquired on LSP2 and elsewhere, discuss this statement in the light of your understanding of lawyers’ ethics and ‘professionalism’.

Answer: The view submitted in the title is a worrying one. If one takes this view at face value, namely in regard to the professionalism of lawyers and the ethical consciences they possess, it leaves much to be desired. From a preliminary reading of this particular solicitor’s view one can immediately pick up a vibe from the extract that is inherently not professional or ethical in any shape or form. ......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: ADVOCACY - BAIL APPLICATION (Oral assessment)

Answer: May it please you Sir; My name is XXXX XXXXX and I appear on behalf of Mr ADAMS. I would like now to make an application for my client to be remanded on bail. Sir, Mr Adams fully accepts the seriousness of this charge, and that if convicted he is likely to receive a custodial sentence. However, he denies any criminal intent and wishes for the trial to be expedited as soon as possible in order t......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

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