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Unit 4: Hearing Preparations and Client Interviewing (Criminal Practice)
4.1 The Interview’s Purpose
Criminal defence begins with facts, and facts begin with the client. The interview has four goals: collect the client’s account; identify the documents and witnesses; explain the process and the realistic outcomes; and build trust. A frightened client forgets. A trusted client remembers.
4.2 Interviewing the Three Criminal Clients
| Client type | What the lawyer seeks | Special care |
|---|---|---|
| The accused | The account’s full version, alibi details, custody status | No promise of outcome; privilege; innocence presumption |
| The victim | Injury’s sequence, loss, fears, compensation wishes | Sensitivity; no re-traumatization; victim’s rights (Article 21) |
| The witness | What was actually seen, source of knowledge | No coaching; statement’s consistency |
4.3 The Interview’s Discipline
- Prepare before the meeting — read the FIR, the charge-sheet, and the statements already on record.
- Open questions first — “Tell me what happened, from the beginning.”
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