Negotiation Skills for Lawyers

Starting Price: £188.00

Price excludes VAT

In a world where we are negotiating every day, this course highlights the key principles and strategies you can use when you negotiate in a professional capacity, to ensure you achieve a successful outcome.

Negotiation Skills for Lawyers will prepare you to approach each negotiation with confidence, by teaching you how to prepare thoroughly, using and applying key strategies.

This course will look at the two different types of negotiation theories, different types of negotiations and the characteristics and styles of negotiators.

Audience

This course is aimed at trainee solicitors to 3 years PQE, who would like to learn more about how to improve their negotiation skills.

If you are new to negotiating in a professional capacity or just looking to improve your skills, this course is aimed at you.

Key Benefits

  • Know about the two different negotiation theories
  • Understand what your personality style is in relation to the negotiation styles
  • Create strategies for a negotiation which will help you create options
  • Deal with nerves and fears in a controlled manner
  • Know how to deal with difficult questions.
Locations and Dates

Live Online – 12 December  2024 (fully booked – contact team to discuss waiting lists)

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Format & Delivery
  • Interpersonal Skills

This is an interactive course which involves individual and group exercises, negotiating in pairs and in small groups.

Topics Covered

This course will look at the two different types of negotiation theories (Principled and Positional), different types of negotiations (Hard and Soft) and the characteristics and styles of negotiators (Competitive and Co-operative).

Prior Knowledge

No prior knowledge is required for this course.

Coursework

Preparation  

Everyone attending this course must complete the preparatory exercises in advance.  Please note that the preparation includes exercises and a case study, which will be used as reference and discussion point during the day, facilitating group discussions and enabling you to move on to explore important concepts in greater detail.  Failure to complete the work in advance will therefore not allow you to derive maximum benefit from the training and may limit your ability to participate in group activities.

Post-Coursework

The post-coursework for this course is completion of a Personal Development Plan.

By completing this exercise, you will reflect on the knowledge acquired from attending this course, and plan and record ongoing learning and development needs; as required by the SRA continuing competence regime.

SRA Competencies

B1        Obtain relevant facts

B3        Develop and advise on relevant options, strategies and solutions

B6        Negotiate solutions to clients’ issues

C1        Communicate clearly and effectively, orally and in writing

C3        Establish and maintain effective and professional relations with other people.