LL.B.

V Term, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

LB-501: Moot Court, Mock Trial and Internship

Questionnaire for Lawyers (5 Marks)

Name of the Centre:

Term:

Section:

Student’s Name:

Class Roll No:

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S ECTION ONE
Please read the following questions and answer them briefly in the space provided.

A. What are the objectives of the interview?

B. Describe briefly how you plan to structure the interview (topics, order, time, etc.):

C. What have you learned from your reading about interviewing (Don Peters: The Joy of Lawyering) that
you intend to practice or avoid?
D. What is your role in the interview and what standpoint do you wish to adopt?
 SECTION TWO

2. In your conduct of the interview how well/poorly do you think that you performed the following?

a Very Well Well Average Not well Poorly

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b Placing client at ease

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c Empathizing with the client

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d Eliciting facts
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e Checking facts and changes

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f Explaining law
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g Advising about implications

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h Agreeing follow up
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i Reassuring client
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j Note taking
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k Time management
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B. What, if any, ethical or moral issues did you encounter?

3. A. What in brief are the key facts of the client's legal problem?
 B. What is / are the legal issue(s) involved?

C. Were there other facts in the case which seriously concerned the client but which were not related
to the l egal issue(s)?

4. A. List the other possible outcomes in this case:

B. Which in your opinion is the most likely outcome?

C. What is/are the client's desired outcome(s)?

D. What are the main obstacles, if any, to this/these being achieved?

E. How will it / they (client's desired outcome(s)) be achieved?

F. What alternative strategies were available?

5. A. What did you learn from the interview?

B. What did the interview remind you of from your previous reading about interviewing?

C. What could you have done to improve the interview?

D. What do you think the client thought of the interview?

Partner's Name: …………………. Class Roll No……………………

Date of interview