EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                              CONSENT OF COUNSEL
 
  We consent to the use of our name in the paragraph under "Experts" (and
elsewhere in the Registration Statement, as described in "Experts") in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed by Genesys
Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 3, 1997, as thereafter amended or supplemented (the
"Registration Statement"), including the prospectus constituting a part
thereof, and in any amendment and supplement thereto.
 
                                          Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman
 
Sunnyvale, California
April 3, 1997