A-Z Subject List: Key Legal Treatises and Textbooks

This is a comprehensive treatise on the law and practice of arbitration in Canada.

This book explains dispute resolution mechanisms available throughout Canada, from common ones like mediation and arbitration to those not typically covered in books on dispute resolution like community and faith-based approaches.

A comprehensive work that offers a thorough analysis of the available alternative dispute resolution techniques including mediation, arbitration, fact-finding, mini-trial, and private court.

This practical guide provides lawyers with a structure to follow from the first consultation with a client to the conclusion of the mediation process

This handbook provides techniques; tricks-of-the-trade; and a series of exercises on conducting interviews, witness preparation, examinations, cross-examinations, and submissions.

The purpose of this book is to help law students to develop and practice communication skills in the context of client interviewing and counselling. Starting from the first meeting with the client, this text covers preparing for an interview; how to use effective listening and questioning techniques; creating a rapport with the client; and giving appropriate advice. It adopts the model of client-centred counselling which increasingly reflects the lawyer/client relationship

Interviewing Skills for Legal Professionals teaches students in legal programs across the country how to prepare for and conduct successful client interviews. Beyond offering sample questions, practical tips, and countless examples, the text examines topics such as working with interpreters; ethical or interpersonal challenges that may arise while interviewing; and interviewing witnesses.