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Theory and practice of negotiation, lawyers' roles and professional responsibility.
Applications to Enrol for this course will open early October 2019 and close on 25 October 2019.PLEASE NOTE: The course is limited to 24 students, with preference given to final year students, followed by penultimate year students, then by date of Application to Enrol.The purpose of the course is to provide students with a "starter course” in negotiation, mediation and arbitration.The focus of the course will be to provide students with knowledge in some of the practical skills that they will need when they commence practicing law in the areas of civil/commercial negotiation, mediation and arbitration.
The objectives of the course will include:Familiarising the students with the theory of negotiation, mediation and arbitration.Teaching the students some practical skills in the areas of negotiation, mediation and arbitration.The practical skills component of the course will include questioning techniques, advocacy skills and preparing legal documents such as file notes and submissions. The students will also learn the relevant rules of professional responsibility.The practical skills will be delivered through the students working on problem scenarios, drafting appropriate legal documents participating in a negotiation role play and presenting submissions for an arbitration.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
(i) LAWS101; and (ii) LAWS110
LAWS369 (prior to 2006)
LAWS202-LAWS206
The week long course (lectures: Monday 11 November - Thursday 14 November 2019) will be an intensive course with students expected to do extra reading and work to prepare for the assessments outside of the teaching hours of 10.00am-5.00pm.
Mr Brendan Cullen (McCaw Lewis)
The assessments for the course will reflect the significant emphasis on practical knowledge and skills. There will be assessments for each part of the course content (negotiation, mediation and arbitration).1. The assessment for negotiation will require the students to prepare a file note based on a problem scenario recording their client’s instructions and negotiation strategies. The students will then conduct a one hour negotiation playing the role of the lawyers acting for their clients. The negotiation role plays will be scheduled for the morning of Monday 18 November 2019. Two students will be allocated to play the role of the lawyers for each client (i.e. four students per negotiation role play).2. The assessment for the arbitration component of the paper will require the students to prepare and then orally present submissions for an arbitration based on a problem scenario. The oral presentation of the written submissions will take place on the afternoon of Monday 18 November 2019. The presentation of the oral submissions will take one hour. Once again, two students will play the role of the lawyers acting for their clients (four students per presentation).3. The assessment for the mediation component of the paper will be a take home test requiring the students to prepare and submit a written litigation risk assessment based on a mediation problem scenario (to be submitted by 5.00pm, date to be advised).
Domestic fee $806.00
International fee $3,775.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
Maximum enrolment is 24
For further information see Faculty of Law .