Lawyer Bargaining (LAW-651-001)
Stein
Meets: 10:00 AM - 12:40 PM (F) - Room 528
Enrolled: 21 / Limit: 26
Notices
Class is CANCELLED for Friday, September 23rd.
Description
Studies the lawyer's role in the resolution of disputes through nonadjudicatory processes such as negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and minitrial. The course focuses on theories underlying each form of dispute resolution and the lawyering skills necessary to implement effectively those processes. The lawyer's role and required skills will be explored from the dual perspective of the lawyer as advocate and as impartial dispute resolver.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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REQUIRED TEXTS:
1) Fisher, Ury & Patton, Getting to Yes, 2nd Ed. (Penguin Books)
2) Bastress & Harbaugh, Interviewing, Counseling & Negotiating (Little Brown)
3) Supplemental Material Containing Cases & Materials for Simulated Negotiations (Not For Distribution Until You are Assigned to A Simulation Group After the Second Class)
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
1) Gifford, Legal Negotiation (West)
2) Nelken, Understanding Negotiation (Anderson)
3) Chavkin, Clinical Legal Education: A Textbook for Law School Clinical Programs (Anderson)
First Class Readings
For the first class on Friday, August 26, 2005, please read Fisher, Ury & Patton, GETTING TO YES (entire book).
Syllabus
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