2. Criminal Defence Careers & Briefing Cases with Tyson Manicolo

The Lawfluent Podcast

Today we sit down with Tyson Manicolo - A senior criminal defence solicitor approaching 6 years post admission experience, and currently the head of Criminal Law at MMH Lawyers located in Victoria. Tyson also creates short yet high-quality case summaries on his LinkedIn.
In this episode we discuss:

• What a senior criminal defence lawyer does, and how to prepare for a successful career in criminal defence law
• How to read a case properly, find the ratio decidendi, and write a quality case note
• How to approach and communicate with vulnerable client, non-English-fluent clients, juveniles, and homeless clients failing to appear
• How criminal paralegals should support a senior solicitor and excel in their role
• The process when taking on a new matter, and how to select and brief a Barrister
• Advice for law students and junior lawyers

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Chapters

1. 2. Criminal Defence Careers & Briefing Cases with Tyson Manicolo (00:00:00)

2. Meet Tyson Manicolo (00:00:21)

3. Typical day-in-the-life of a Senior Criminal Defence Lawyer (00:01:39)

4. How often are you "on your feet" in the Courtroom, and do you prefer it over the ground work? (00:03:35)

5. How do you become a successful Criminal Defence Lawyer? (00:06:08)

6. What electives or Law School competitions should Uni students wishing to practice criminal law take? (00:08:31)

7. Tyson's process when taking on a new matter (00:12:49)

8. How to brief a suitable Barrister (00:17:41)

9. How do you respond to instructions from your client that go against your instincts as a lawyer (00:20:30)

10. How to read a case properly and write a case note (00:22:14)

11. How to locate the ratio decidendi of a case (00:24:27)

12. How to communicate with clients who are socio-economically, psychologically, or intellectually vulnerable (00:27:19)

13. Strategies to overcome language barriers with your clients (00:34:12)

14. How to work with homeless clients who may fail to appear (00:35:21)

15. What would you tell your younger law-student self (00:41:08)