Lawyers as Counselors: A Client-Centered Approach, 3rd Edition

by David A. Binder, Paul Bergman, Paul R Tremblay

The third edition of this pathbreaking text expands the principles of client-centered lawyering into areas not explored in previous editions. It newly covers transactions involving non-profit organizations (Chapter 9); counseling of corporations and loosely structured community action groups (Chapter 21); and the interviewing and counseling of defendants charged with criminal offenses (Chapters 10 and 22).

Genres: Nonfiction

553 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1990

Reviews

[Julia Katherine Byerly Witt · Rating 2 out of 5]

too simple. these are complex issues but these tactics felt watered down.

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sure the dialogue is a bit hokey and the assumption about how a client responds in certain situations is unrealistic, but I'm not mad about these flaws. I got a decent set of techniques from this book with decent justifications for them. At least when I confront a client on my own for the first time, I will not be "winging it." I will have some purpose to what I ask and why. And even if the situation doesn't call for this book's "right way," at least I will have something to improvise off of.

I will likely refer to this book during my career. So good stuff.

[Erik · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have some real concerns about this book, as it seems to assume neurotypicality of the reader trying to learn how to act as an interviewer in a legal setting. It just assumes interpretation of body language and emotion as a natural skill.