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12 Best Legal Nurse Consulting Practices for Successful Attorney Interviews

12 Best Legal Nurse Consulting Practices for Successful Attorney Interviews

Certified Legal Nurse Consultants are called to interview with different types of attorneys. No matter the attorney’s specialty (personal injury, medical malpractice or products liability), there’s no trick to interviewing successfully. Interviewing comes down to 12 best legal nurse consulting practices as the nine Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Pros describe.

Legal Nurse Interviews

5 Signs You’re Talking Too Much as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

Let’s face it. Silence can be uncomfortable. Especially when you’re in an interview with an attorney-prospect. The attorney just said, “$150/hr. sounds expensive” and you’ve replied, “My hourly fee will pay for itself with the money you’ll save on expensive MD experts.” Now you’re both sitting there quietly waiting for someone to break the silence.

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The One Question Attorneys Never Want to Hear from Certified Legal Nurse Consultants

To get attorneys engaged during an interview, Certified Legal Nurse Consultants should ask questions. But not just any question will do. In fact, there is one question you never, ever want to ask. The moment a legal nurse consultant asks an attorney, “What do you need me to do for you?” she instantly labels herself an amateur. That question pegs her as someone who has no clue what she’s supposed to do as a professional legal nurse consultant.

*The opinions and statements made by Vickie Milazzo, the founder of Medical-Legal Consulting Institute, Inc. are based on her experiences and expertise, should not be applied beyond the specific context provided, and do not guaranty or project actual results. Vickie Milazzo is no longer involved in the operations or management of the business, but is involved as an independent education consultant.

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