Lawyers, Clients and Narrative by Carolyn Grouse & Margaret E. Johnson

Author:Carolyn Grouse & Margaret E. Johnson
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781531003845
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2017-10-14T21:00:00+00:00

IV. Constructing a Case or Project Theory

So we need to create a storyline, guided by the storytelling elements of characters, events, causation, normalization, masterplots and closure, while also considering the legal context of the story.

A. Step One: Narrative Facts8

Because our case or project theory is a storyline, we want to focus on the facts in the theory. Your case or project theory should be developed with your client, as it is the story you and the client will be telling about him. Therefore it needs to be comfortable to the client, and comprehensive, accurate and persuasive.

1. Character

Think about who your client is as a character. What are your client's traits, motivations, intentions, emotions and beliefs as well as his will to self-determine and self-direct his life (a.k.a. agency)?

Example of Character in Case Theory

In a racial employment discrimination case, let's say your client, Bea Taylor, sought a promotion to team leader because she has a vision for how her group can perform its work more efficiently. She was passed over for the promotion, which was awarded to her white female counterpart.

What are Ms. Taylor's character traits?

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