Effective Communication and Negotiation Courses
Courtroom Communication Techniques (Pass/Fail Grade)
This course explores nonverbal communication and the impact that communication strategies can have in the courtroom. Students will explore the basic principles of communication and learn to use them effectively at trial.
Courtroom Performance Workshop (Pass/Fail Grade)
This course develops public speaking skills. Students will learn how to use voice, mood, and tone in courtroom presentations and how to deliver a clear, interesting, and significant message.
Guerilla Negotiating (Pass/Fail Grade)
Whether it is negotiation on behalf of a client, or dating, or in marriage, as attorneys, as with all human beings, our lives are a string of never-ending negotiations. This program is an overview of a NAHI seminar on non-conventional negotiations, the benefits, and results. The major focus is the development of effective negotiation strategies and real-life application.
Negotiation/Settlement Techniques Workshop (Pass/Fail Grade)
This course analyzes the techniques used to effectively evaluate a case for settlement. Students will practice preparing and presenting a settlement offer to opposing counsel.
Entertainment Law Workshop (Pass/Fail Grade)
This course introduces the student to the basic components of a recording contract in the music industry. A brief summary of copyright law principles relating to the sound recordings and musical compositions forms the foundation of the course. Specific clauses of a recording contract are analyzed and techniques regarding negotiations are discussed.
Dispute Resolution/Arbitration Workshop (Pass/Fail Grade)
Students will learn the principles and procedures of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution method. The course includes a comparison with other methods including litigation, review of statute, and federal decisions and statutes. Students will have the opportunity to participate in an arbitration practicum.
Dispute Resolution/Mediation Workshop (Pass/Fail Grade)
This course introduces students to the principles and procedures of mediation as a method of alternative dispute resolution. Students will learn how to effectively participate in mediation as counsel representing a party. Students will participate in a mediation practicum.
Real Estate Transaction Workshop (Skills Grade)
This course examines the series of documents required to successfully complete a variety of real estate transactions. The creation, management, and retention of these documents will be studied. Students will create a set of real estate documents.
Handling Employee Benefits Claims (Skills Grade)
This course will introduce students to employee benefits law and provide them with the most effective way to handle employee pension and employee medical claims through a pension or medical plan. Students will learn how to evaluate the claim, research the relevant issues, learn where to file the claim, and avoid the most common pitfalls that can prejudice or damage their client’s claim. This perspective is presented from both the plaintiff ’s and defendant’s standpoint.