Kategorien: Alle - interviewing - interpretation - writing - legal

von Masturah Binti Mazlan Vor 5 Jahren

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In the realm of legal practice, a variety of essential skills are crucial for success. Legal professionals must possess strong reading abilities to comprehend complex texts, including statutes and case law.

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Outlining Skills

how

Deductive reasoning vs Inductive reasoning
Sequential/choronological

what

Pleading drafts
Opinions to clients
Case briefs
Legal assignments

why

Keep you motivated and on track all steo of the way
Interconnectivity between the relevant facts + elements of law

Legal skills

Others

General Transferable skills
Intellectual skills
Numeracy
Information technology
Autonomy and personal skills
Teamwork
Problem solving
Communication

Argumentation skills

Legal Argumentation
Acceptable conclusion
to context of the case at hand
Apply the relevant law

Listening skills

How
Do not offer advice unless asked for it
Let the person use thir own terminologies
Listen more than you speak
Look for expressions / emotions
Reflect on the context of that person
Res ipsa loquitor
Look for facts
Seperate the relevant facts from mere opinion
Analyse based on facts + elements of law
Be attentive
why?
Deal with other parties
Court appearance
Consultation
main objectivity = receptive of new ideas
Good listener = commitment + interest

Communications & People skills

Non- Verbal
eg : returning calls/messages promptly, punctuality, quality of work
tone of voice
Eye Contact
Facial, Body Language
Unwritten, unspoken
Verbal
Sign language
Written
sound

Litigation and advocacy skills

Post-Trial
Not statisfied? appeal/ review
Statisfied? file the court order
Trial
5. Re-exam
4. cross-exam
3. Exam-in-chief
2.Triable? proceed to trial
1.Case management
Pre-trial
4, In the loop with the court
3. Communicate with client
2. Do research (legal and facts)
1. preparation

Writing skills

Advice to clients/ other parties
Communication/ covering letters
Drafting court documents
Legal opinion writing
Represents the firm/company/department
Shows the professionalism

Interviewing skills

After the interview
Link with opinion writing + argumentation skills
Research on the applicable laws + verify to confirm
Record all the details, make sure to keep proper records
Preparing for the interview
Consider potential questions/remarks by opposing lawyer
Bear in mind the applicable laws + elements of law
identify the relevant facts - ask open ended questions, snowball effect
know what information is required
Why?
Communnication with other parties (opponent, police, witnesses)
Get full facts of the case, identify the issues, advise accordingly
Lawyer-client relationship

Reading skills

Official report
Land search, Company search, OA search, etc.
Online content
TLDs = gov,edu,.com,biz
Journal Article
Cited by others?
Facts Or Opinion?
Author(s) is authoritative?
Title + Year
Court Case
Ratio Decidendi + Obiter Dicta
Summary of facts + judgment
Court level + judge(s)' name
Law Report
Year
Case name
Latin Terms/ Legal Maxims
Understand the contexts
Mesmorising/Familiarising
Act of Parliament
Illustrations
Sections/Sub-sections
Definitions
Preamble
Long/Short title
Why
interpret and understand
inter-relations
identify the relevant facts