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Negotiation for Lawyers
Ms. Carmin Reiss,
2 credits day; 2 credits evening.
This course will focus on the negotiation skills central to all law practice, whether in
transactions, regulatory compliance, criminal prosecution, or civil litigation. Through readings,
video clips, brief lectures by the instructor and guests, discussion, and most importantly, a series
of negotiation exercises, students will examine and apply various negotiation theories and assess
their own personal strengths and weaknesses as negotiators. The course also will address special
topics, including negotiation ethics, the impact of gender in negotiation, and facilitated
negotiation, better known as mediation. Students will be required to keep a negotiation journal.
Grading will be based upon class participation, effort and personal progress in the negotiation
exercises, and the analysis and understanding demonstrated in negotiation journals.
Prerequisite: Registration in Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution is prohibited.
Enrollment is limited: 16
Elective Course
Meets Skills Menu Requirement
Meets Civil Litigation Concentration Requirements
Meets Health/Biomedical Concentration Requirements