Interview project

    3-page paper about what you learned from the experience (We had to take turns interviewing each other as a paralegal and had to fill out a form), including feedback about how both you and your partner handled the initial telephonic contact, the professional email follow-up, and the initial client interview (i.e., Was s/he prepared?  Did s/he explain the purpose of the interview?  Was confidentiality mentioned, etc.?) 

    Interview 

    During the Client Interview Alexis and I both 

    -Dressed Professional 

    • I wore a nice blouse, with black dress pants with, small pearl earrings. 

    -Conducted the Interview through Zoom

    -Was very nice and professional 

    -Spoke proper grammar

    -Asked great questions

    -Both sat at our desk

    -As I was interviewing Alexis I made sure I kept it very professional. 

    -As I was interviewing Alexis I made sure I kept eye contact.

    Things I Learned during the interview

    -That you have to have good listening skills 

    -Chapter 13 stated that – When interviewing a client, it is important to pay close attention to what he or she is saying and to convey to him or her that you are actually listening. (Luppino J.D and Miller, 2019)

    -I learned that you have to emphasize with your clients. (As she was talking about her divorce and her husband dealing with drug abuse I let her know that she has every right to feel the way she feel)

    Before the actual interview 

    -I greeted Mrs. Smith with a smile and welcomed her virtually. 

    -To make Alexis feel comfortable we started with small talk before we got into the actual 

    When the interview started 

    • I started by explaining to Mrs. Smith my role as a paralegal. 
    • During the interview process I made sure I told my client Alexis that as a paralegal I am never to give legal advice. 
    • I started by getting an understanding of what is causing the divorce. She stated that Mr. Smith had a serious drug abuse/alcoholism problem. 

    initial telephonic contact

    -Me and my partner both did an amazing job on the telephone contact interview.

    -She was very professional

    -She greeted me professionally 

    -She was nice and on point 

    the professional email follow-up

    -Me and my partner both did an amazing job for this.

    • She started the email with greetings
    • She let me know who it was emailing me 
    • She followed up to let me know when our next appointment was
    • She let me know what documents to send her
    • As well as I did the same 

    -During each interview Alexis was very prepared and professional 

    -Alexis also explained the purpose the interview 

    Luppino J.D, G. and Miller, J., 2019. Family Law and Practice. 5th ed. Pearson.

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