The ELSA Negotiation Competition IX Key Area Meeting

The ELSA Negotiation Competition IX Key Area Meeting, Istanbul 5 September 2019

What is the ENC? • The ELSA Negotiation Competition • Two teams of two students • Representing their respective clients • In order to solve a dispute, close a transaction, sign a contract etc. • Judged by legal practitioners and academics

The ENC in practice STEP 1 Preparation Period • Hand the case to the teams • Common facts • Confidential facts for each team

The ENC in practice STEP 2 Pre-Negotiation Period • Teams introduce themselves to the judges • Teams Present their tactics and aims

The ENC in practice STEP 3 Negotiation Period • Teams reaching an agreement

The ENC in practice STEP 4 Pre-Self-Reflection Period • Teams reflect privately on their performance • Private recapitulation of outcome

The ENC in practice STEP 5 Self-Reflection Period • Teams evaluate their performance and outcome in front of the judges

The ENC in practice STEP 6 Feedback Period • Both teams receive feedback from the judges

To summarise Preparation Pre. Negotiation Pre-Self. Reflection Feedback

What do you need? Academic Support • • Case drafting Judging Team Coaching Training • Post grad students • Lawyers (and trainees) • Uni profs and teachers

What do you need? Academic Support • • Case drafting Judging Team Coaching Training • Post grad students • Lawyers (and trainees) • Uni profs and teachers Financial Support • • Prizes Refreshments Marketing Travel expenses • • Law firms Other commercial firms Uni grants EDF

What do you need? Academic Support • • Case drafting Judging Team Coaching Training • Post grad students • Lawyers (and trainees) • Uni profs and teachers Financial Support Logistical Support • • Prizes Refreshments Marketing Travel expenses • Venue • Equipment • OC • • Law firms Other commercial firms Uni grants EDF • Uni • Partners

What does ELSA International offer? ENC Coaching • Organisers getting support from EI • EI collecting information on the Network Materials • Case database • ENC Package

Status quo • 22 Negotiation Competitions organised in 2018/19 • 17 cases in the case database • 2 ENC Coaches – looking for more

The current ENC package

The “new” ENC package Organisational Materials Partner Materials • ENC Rules • ENC Scoresheet • ENC Judge pack guide • ENC Organising Overview • Tutorial • Sample case • ENC Handbook Marketing Materials • Project description • Sponsor package • Draft email • Templates • Photos • Certificate Template

Harmonisation plans • Unified timeline • Rules • Quality standards, such as: • Minimum judges • Required training • Quality control

Questions?

Development Goal(s) Goal: Establishing ENC European Final Round Means: • Harmonisation • Handbooks • Rules • ENCs should be the same across the network • No contract with the INC – European round could solve this issue • Do we send teams to the INC? • MKT – must be branded as more prestigious • Harmonisation on the national level • Rules applicable to the entire competition make easier for IB VP AA • Adaptable guidelines for LGs

Development Goal(s) Goal: Having a strong and recognisable brand Means: • Rebranding • Coaching

Development Goal(s) Goal: Creating an equal high quality competition Means: • Mandatory Local Round (WS was not in consensus here) • Percentage of teams per country qualifies – not a set number, but proportionate • Training/workshop before the competition also creates networking opportunities (as mandatory part of the Competition) • For teams making them aware of rules • For officers enabling them to prepare teams • ”Pre-moot” before the round • Set participation fee and prize as in accordance with the financial situation of the country • LGs should try to organise in English • Creating partner pool should know what ENC is and what partners can do for LGs

Development Goal(s) Goal: Utilising the possible synergies from other events Means: • Utilising the ITP in trainings • Implementing knowledge and skills from former participants • Learning from SELS unification