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It specifies timing for reviewing briefing emails and conducting interviews, sets performance objectives, and lists assessment criteria covering listening, questioning, client-focused communication, professionalism, next-step identification, ethical issue recognition, and correct, comprehensive application of law. 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Client interviewing and completion of attendance note/legal analysis  \nClient interview  \nOverview  \nCandidates will be given an email from a partner or a secretary stating who the client is and providing an indication of what the client has come to discuss. The email may, but will not necessarily, be accompanied by documents. The email may also indicate specific legal issues which candidates should have particular regard to in the interview and the subsequent attendance note/case analysis.  \nCandidates will have 10 minutes to consider the email and/or documents.  \nThey will then have 25 minutes to conduct the interview with the client. The client may be, but will not necessarily be, somebody in vulnerable circumstances.  \nAn assessor who will play the role of the client will assess the candidate only on skills (not on application of law) .  \nIn the interview candidates should aim to win the client's trust and confidence. They should try to obtain all the relevant information and as full an understanding as possible of the client's concerns. Candidates do not need to provide detailed advice at this stage. They can conduct the interview on the basis that they will be advising the client in detail at a later date. However, candidates do need to give enough  \npreliminary advice and to address enough of the client's concerns to establish the client's trust and confidence.  \nAssessment objective  \nCandidates can demonstrate they are able to conduct an interview with a client.  \nAssessment criteria  \nCandidates’ performance in the interview will be assessed against the following criteria:  \nSkills  \n1. Listen to the client and use questioning effectively to enable the client to tell the solicitor what is important to them.  \n2. Communicate and explain in a way that is suitable for the client to understand.  \n3. Conduct themselves in a professional manner and treat the client with  \ncourtesy, respect and politeness including respecting diversity where relevant.  \n4. Demonstrate client-focus in their approach to the client and the issues (ie demonstrate an understanding of the problem from the client’s point of view and what the client wants to achieve, not just from a legal perspective) .  \n5. Establish and maintain an effective relationship with the client so as to build trust and confidence.  \nAttendance note/legal analysis  \nOverview  \nCandidates will have 25 minutes to write, by hand, an attendance note/legal analysis of the interview they have just completed.  \nAll relevant information obtained during the interview should be recorded in the attendance note/legal analysis. Candidates should provide an analysis of any legal issues that arise in the matter and record their initial advice for the client. The attendance note/legal analysis should also identify the next steps to be taken by the solicitor and, where applicable, the client, as well as any ethical issues that arise and how they should be dealt with. This may (but will not necessarily) include options and strategies for negotiation. If the email from the partner or secretary has asked the candidate to deal with any specific issues or questions, then advice on these issues should also be included.  \nAssessment objective  \nCandidates can demonstrate they are able to produce an attendance note recording a client interview and initial legal analysis.  \nAssessment criteria  \nCandidates will be assessed against the following criteria:  \nSkills  \n1. Record all relevant information.  \n2. Identify appropriate next steps.  \n3. Provide client-focused advice (ie advice which demonstrates an understanding of the problem from the client’s point of view and what the client wants to achieve, not just from a legal perspective) .  \nApplication of law  \n4. Apply the law correctly to the client’s situation.  \n5. Apply the law comprehensively to the client’s situation.,  \n6. 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