COUNSELLING - a professional relationship that empowers diverse

individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness,

education, and career goals." Counseling involves helping people make needed
changes in ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving, and is a goal-based
collaborative process, involving a non-judgmental, supportive counselor who
works with a client in telling his or her story, setting viable goals, and
developing strategies and plans necessary to accomplish these goals.

Counselling is:
 The process that occurs when a client and counsellor set aside time to
explore difficulties which may include the stressful or emotional feelings of the
client.

 The act of helping the client to see things more clearly, possibly from
a different view-point. This can enable the client to focus on feelings,
experiences or behaviour, with a goal of facilitating positive change.

 A relationship of trust. Confidentiality is paramount to successful

counselling. Professional counsellors will usually explain their policy on
confidentiality. They may, however, be required by law to disclose information
if they believe that there is a risk to life
Legal Counseling - According to Blacks' Law Dictionary, counsel means
advice and assistance given by one person to another in regard to a legal
matter, proposed line of conduct, claim or contention. As a matter of fact
lawyers are also legal counsels. Counsellor is an attorney; lawyer; member of
the legal profession who gives legal advice and handles the legal affairs of
client, including if necessary appearing on his or her behalf in civil, criminal
or administrative action and proceedings. Lawyers counsel the client in
deciding how his problem can be sorted out under the laws. Legal counselling
is the process by which a lawyer communicates advice to a client.
court of justice - a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or
more judges who administer justice according to the laws. court of law,
lawcourt, court.
A quasi-judicial body is a non-judicial body which can interpret law. It is an
entity such as an Arbitration panel or tribunal board, that can be a public
administrative agency but also a contract- or private law entity, which has
been given powers and procedures resembling those of a court of law or judge,
and which is obliged to objectively determine facts and draw conclusions from
them so as to provide the basis of an official action. Such actions are able to
remedy a situation or impose legal penalties, and they may affect the legal
rights, duties or pri of specific parties.
Administrative body means any domestic or foreign, national, federal,
provincial, state, municipal or other local government or regulatory body and
any division, agency, ministry, commission, board or authority or any quasi-
governmental or private body exercising any statutory, regulatory,
expropriation or taxing authority under the authority of any of the foregoing,
and any domestic, foreign or international judicial, quasi-judicial, arbitration
or administrative court, tribunal, commission, board or panel acting under the
authority of any of the foregoing.

Arbitration
   

Arbitration is a private process where disputing parties agree that one or

several individuals can make a decision about the dispute after receiving
evidence and hearing arguments.

Arbitration is different from mediation because the neutral arbitrator has the
authority to make a decision about the dispute.

The arbitration process is similar to a trial in that the parties make opening
statements and present evidence to the arbitrator. Compared to traditional
trials, arbitration can usually be completed more quickly and is less formal.
For example, often the parties do not have to follow state or federal rules of
evidence and, in some cases, the arbitrator is not required to apply the
governing law.

After the hearing, the arbitrator issues an award. Some awards simply
announce the decision (a "bare bones" award), and others give reasons (a
"reasoned" award).

The arbitration process may be either binding or non-binding. When

arbitration is binding, the decision is final, can be enforced by a court, and
can only be appealed on very narrow grounds. When arbitration is non-
binding, the arbitrator's award is advisory and can be final only if accepted by
the parties.

Arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), is a way to resolve

disputes outside the judiciary courts. The dispute will be decided by one or
more persons (the 'arbitrators', 'arbiters' or 'arbitral tribunal'), which renders
the 'arbitration award'. An arbitration decision or award is legally binding on
both sides and enforceable in the courts, unless all parties stipulate that the
arbitration process and decision are non-binding. [1]
Arbitration is often used for the resolution of commercial disputes,
particularly in the context of international commercial transactions. In certain
countries such as the United States, arbitration is also frequently employed in
consumer and employment matters, where arbitration may be mandated by
the terms of employment or commercial contracts and may include a waiver of
the right to bring a class action claim. Mandatory consumer and employment
arbitration should be distinguished from consensual arbitration, particularly
commercial arbitration.
compromise
1) n. an agreement between opposing parties to settle a dispute or reach a set
tlement in which each gives some ground, rather than continue the dispute or 
go to trial. Judges encourage compromise and settlement, which is often econ
omically sensible, since it avoids mounting attorneys fees and costs. 2) v. to re
ach a settlement in which each party gives up some demands.
Lawyers as guardians of the law play a vital role in the preservation of society.
The fulfillment of this role requires an understanding by lawyers of their
relationship with and function in our legal system. A consequent obligation of
lawyers is to maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct. Canon 7
provides that, “A lawyer shall at all times uphold the integrity and dignity of
the legal profession…”