Exploring Lawyer-Client Interaction: A Qualitative Study of Positive Lawyer Characteristics

Psychological Injury and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-94

  Elbers, Nieke A ^a,b   van Wees, Kiliaan A P C ^a   Akkermans, Arno J ^a   Cuijpers, Pim ^a,b   Bruinvels, David J ^a,c,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Center of Excellence of the Netherlands Society of Occupational Medicine (NVAB)   (Netherlands)

^d Amsterdam Public Health research institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Client centered lawyering; Lawyer characteristics; Personal injury victims; Procedural justice; Therapeutic jurisprudence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864463471     PISSN: 1938971X     EISSN: 19389728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12207-012-9120-0     Document Type: Article

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