Interviewing and investigating : essential skills for the legal professional / Stephen P. Parsons, J.D.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to interviewing and investigating -- Ethical and professional responsibilities for legal professionals engaged in interviewing and investigating -- The adversarial system, ADR, and pre-filing investigation -- Formal discovery in civil litigation -- Formal discovery in criminal litigation -- Rules of evidence for the investigator, part 1 -- Rules of evidence for the investigator, part 2 -- Communication skills for the investigator -- Formulating and executing a plan of investigation -- Formulating a plan of investigation -- Preparing for a client interview -- Conducting a client interview -- Preparing for a witness interview -- Conducting a witness interview -- Identifying and locating fact witnesses -- Working with expert witnesses -- Public sources of information, federal -- Public sources of information, state and local -- Private sources of information.