Publisher's Synopsis
Practical Legal Skills for Law Clinics Fifth Edition is a textbook for a Clinical Legal Education subject. It covers the practical skills of lawyering, including interviewing, advising, advocacy, writing and drafting, and negotiation and mediation. The fifth edition also explores the ethical risks faced by clinical students and practitioners, and discusses the ethics, values and professional responsibilities surrounding the decisions lawyers' make. Exercises throughout allow readers to practise the full range of skills required in every-day legal work. Clear and concise, Practical Legal Skills is the essential guide for preparing skilled and ethical lawyers in a rapidly changing environment of practice.
