Preface. The Art of the Interview: Use of This Handbook

• Author: John Hollander
• Pages: 9-10

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preface

The Art of the Interview:

Use of This Handbook

   this book is on interview skills for lawyers,

from the perspective of the interviewer. Lawyers with ad-

vocacy experience are already familiar with many of the

lessons found in the following chapters. However, novice

lawyers who seek to develop or improve their skills, or to

create a systematic approach to what has been somewhat

randomly structured, should consider incorporating the

techniques described in this book into their own practices.

is book is organized into several parts, each con-

sisting of a number of related sections. Each section

begins with a description of a common problem encoun-

tered during lawyer-client interviews and ends with prac-

tical exercises aimed at solving that problem.

e rst part tackles the basics of interviewing, and

deals with the balance between interview and interroga-

tion. e second part advocates the merits of planning

for interviews — an absolute necessity for lawyers who

demonstrate thoroughness — and suggests techniques to

make this part of their everyday practice. e third part

promotes the free ow of information between lawyer

and client, through rapport, active listening, and other