Specialist4–6 min4 objectives

Lawyer Consultation

Explain your situation and understand your options.

You'll be talking to

Ms. Farooq · Solicitor

Sharp and reassuring, asks for facts and dates, explains when asked.

Your mission

Explain the facts clearly, answer the questions, and leave understanding your options, the costs and the next step.

The scene

A lawyer's office. Your landlord is keeping your deposit and you want to know whether you can get it back and how.

You are the client.

Objectives · tick them live

1
Explain the situation with dates
The learner explains what happened with the tenancy and deposit, with dates.
2
Answer clarifying questions
The learner answers questions about the contract, evidence and communications.
3
Ask about options and costs
The learner asks what can be done and what it would cost.
4
Agree the next step
The learner confirms what they will send and what the lawyer will do.

Peek at useful phrases· optional

“I moved out on the 1st of March and my landlord has kept my deposit.”
“I have the contract and all our messages.”
“What are my options here?”
“How much would that cost me?”
“So I'll email you the contract tonight?”
These are in English; in another language the character will use its own natural equivalents.

Set up the scene

Language

How hard the world pushes back

You'll need a microphone. Ms. Farooq speaks first; just answer as you would in real life.

Make your client's case before a judge who asks hard questions.

Run the checklist, report a fault, brief the takeoff.