QUESTION 1 1. The bulk of the competent lawyer's work is not carried out on the lawyer's feet on the day of the hearing, but in the long days and nights beforehand, ensuring that all of the law and procedure is understood, all arguments are covered, all evidence is ready and techniques of persuasion are well practiced and at hand. (a) Discuss the key requirements for effective oral communication for a lawyer. (20 marks). (b) Explain how a lawyer can improve his/her oral communication? (10 marks). QUESTION 2 Lawyers who are powerful listeners can negotiate more effectively, answer questions from judges more responsibly, communicate in a complete manner with clients, and otherwise enhance their relationships and effectiveness, in almost all aspects of their practice. Discuss how a lawyer becomes an active listener?(20 marks) QUESTION 5

(a) Explain how legal jargon, Latin phraseology, and use of French law, obfuscates the attainment of human rights and quest for justice in court rooms presided over by judicial officials, who enforce outdated norms? (7 marks). (b) Discuss how the quest for increased access to justice mandated a change in the language used in the practice of law? (7 marks). (c) Discuss how the 'communicating lawyer' expresses their expertise and skill? What collaborative arrangements are key? (6 marks).