Academic
Eighteen Lakhs, No Reply
A bounced cheque, a composed client, and a folder that is too neat. Cover for a delayed partner. Find the case under the case.
- You
- Junior Associate (covering for delayed partner)
- Across the table
- Arjun Mehta, Client, Mehta Advisory
He speaks first.
I need to file a cheque bounce case. Eighteen lakhs. I have all the documents.
The brief comes after you sign in.
The situation
The cheque came back on a Tuesday.
Eighteen lakhs, and the bank returned the instrument with a stamp and no call. Arjun Mehta's folder is too neat for a man who says this is simple. The partner is late.
You are the junior associate covering the chair. The case he describes and the case in the papers may not be the same case.
- The partner is not in the room.
- He is composed, and the file is too tidy.
- A bounced cheque is the story he leads with.
The session
About twenty minutes.
You sign in with your email, read the brief, and have the conversation. A short reflection comes first. Then the coaching debrief, on what you did. The transcript stays with the session. You do not see a score.
- Email sign-in
- Coaching debrief
- Up to 24 turns
Before you start
What people ask.
Who am I in this conversation?
You're the junior associate covering while your partner is delayed. Arjun Mehta is the client with a bounced cheque and a very calm demeanor. You get the full brief after you sign in.
Do I need legal practice experience to practise this?
No. The brief has the cheque amount and what the client has brought. You're practising first-meeting counselling when what's on the table isn't the whole story.
What do I leave with?
A transcript of what you actually said, and a coaching debrief on what it cost you. You answer a short reflection before that debrief appears. You do not see a score.
Can a team run the same scenario?
Yes. Each person gets their own conversation. A pilot is how a cohort starts: same brief, separate transcripts, one place for the programme lead to read them.