ELSA Negotiation Competition VIII Key Area Meeting Lviv

ELSA Negotiation Competition VIII Key Area Meeting Lviv 5 – 9 September 2018

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What is a Negotiation Competition? Two teams of two students… … act as representatives of two clients… … to complete a transaction, negotiate a contract, resolve a dispute… … judged by legal practicioners and other professionals.

ELSA Negotiation Competition Founded upon the International Negotiation Competition rules Local and National rounds throughout entire ELSA Network ENC Package online with rules, scoresheets, presentations, etc ENC Coaching System to support each National Group

In Practice Step 1 Handing out the cases to the participants and preparation (at least 3 days prior to the negotiation) Confidential Facts for each team Common Facts

In Practice Step 2 Pre-Negotiation Period (5 minutes per team) Self Introduction by Particpants Presentation of the tactics and aims during the negotiation

In Practice Step 3 Negotiation Period (up to 60 minutes) Finding out the scope of possible agreement Reaching an agreement (or at least, common ground)

In Practice Step 4 Pre-Self-Reflection Period (5 minutes) Private moment for teams to recapitulate their outcome in order to prepare their self -reflection period

In Practice Step 5 Self-Reflection Period (15 minutes) Self-evaluation by the participants of their performance

In Practice Step 6 Feedback by Judges (up to 10 minutes per team) Both teams receive feedback from the judges

What do you need Academic Support Financial Support Logistical Support Case drafting, Judging, Coaching and Training Prizes, refreshments, marketing and travel expenses Venue, equipment and Organising Committee Law firms specialised in Previous participants negotiations Ph. D students/researchers Private negotiation firms University professors Non-law firms Lawyers University Various grants EDF University Partners Active Members

Coaching System • Permission to save the data? • Knowledge of what is ENC? • Aware of ENCs that their locals/predecessors have organised? (If yes, details) • Interested in ENC during this term? Why? • Aware of any other AC organised within the Group? (If yes, details) • Interested in hosting any other kind of AC during this term? Why? • What they expect from their coach? • Any particular topics they would like to know about? (details = Who, What, When, Why? )

Case System • Permission to save their data? • Do they want to receive a case by ELSA International? • If yes; who will use; when will it be used and what for? • If not; why? Own case author? • Have they received cases in the past? • If yes; who has used them; when was it used and what for? • If not; why? Own case author? • Do they have any cases in their archive? • Are they (former) EI Cases? • If not, can EI use them (perhaps translated)? • Do they have interest in providing cases? • Via partners, externals

Developments Memorandum of Understanding with the International Negotiation Competition Improving EI structurally case database Tracking system for (previously) used EI ENC cases Increasing the amount of cases at the disposal of EI Further unification of Negotiation Competitions in the Network Improvement of ENC Package with ENC Coaches and INC

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