ABSTRACT

The listening context of a legal environment is described and the specific listening challenges employees are likely to encounter are discussed. Career-specific cases are provided so that students can readily identify important listening outcomes and apply the specific skills they have practiced to this professional context. Cases in legal environments include Case 1. Court Surprise, Case 2. Look Before You Leap, Case 3. Dazed and Confused, and Case 4. Power Play. Additional scenarios for discussion and role play, If You Were There, are also provided.