Questionnaire for Interviewers
Name . ................................. .
(Partner's Name)………………………….
Date of interview …….. .............
SECTION ONE
(To be completed before you conduct the interview)
Please read the following ques ons and answer them brie y in the space provided.
1. Before you meet the 'client' describe brie y:
A. What are the objec ves of the interview?
B. Describe brie y how you plan to structure the interview (topics, order, me, etc.):
C. What have you learned from your reading about interviewing that you intend to prac ce
or avoid?
D. What is your role in the interview and what standpoint do you wish to adopt?
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SECTION TWO
(To be completed a er the Interview)
2. In your conduct of the interview how well/poorly do you think that you performed the
following?
Very Well Well Average Not well Poorly
Placing client at ease
Empathizing with the client
Eliciting facts
Checking facts and changes
Explaining law
Advising about implications
Agreeing follow up
Reassuring client
Note taking
Time management
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 legal issue(s)?
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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 alterna ve strategies were available?
5. A. What did you learn from the interview?
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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?
Name................(Partner's Name) ………………….Date of interview
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