Course details

Nobody doubts that negotiation skills are a critical skill in legal practice. Yet how many solicitors approach a negotiation from a well-developed frame of reference, have a defined strategy and are confident that they can respond appropriately to the tactics deployed by the other side? This course will fill this gap by offering expert analysis of the principles that underpin negotiations and provides a tried and tested model....

Aim and Objectives

Nobody doubts that negotiation skills are a critical skill in legal practice. Yet how many solicitors approach a negotiation from a well-developed frame of reference, have a defined strategy and are confident that they can respond appropriately to the tactics deployed by the other side? This course will fill this gap by offering expert analysis of the principles that underpin negotiations and provides a tried and tested model.

Topics and Issues Covered

Introduction

  • Negotiation Defined

Key Concepts

  • Strategy
  • Negotiation and Power
  • Issues, Interests and Position

Planning

  • Questions for Planning
  • Limit, Target and Opening Position
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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