Let’s Talk About You

This resource from Lambda Legal and the American Bar Association Children’s Rights Litigation Committee gives attorneys an overview on how to approach client interviewing and relationship building in a respectful and trauma-informed way. The page discusses the importance of identity for young people’s well being and on their legal cases. It also reviews basic interview practices for success as well as lawyer self-care to prepare advocates to be in the best position for their young clients.

File Type: www
Categories: Summit Materials
Tags: Adolescent Development, Community Programs, Confidentiality, Disabilities, Dual-Status or Crossover Youth, Gender Justice, Health and Mental Health, Intersectional Equity, Interviewing, Language, LGBTQ+, Names and Pronouns, Positive Youth Development, Quality of Representation, Racial Justice, Role of Counsel, Trauma, Youth and Families