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

2. Academic Activities Legal Writing Competitions MCCs Other Projects
LRGs
ELRs
ENCs
Input/policy papers
MCCs
CICs
John H. Jackson MCC
EHRMCC
Legal Debates
Other Projects
Legal Courses
IFP
ELSA Day

3. Academic Activities
Competitions
ENCs
CICs
Legal Debates

4. 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.

5. 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

6. Handing out the cases to the participants and preparation
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

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

8. 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)

9. Pre-Self-Reflection Period
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

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

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

12. 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
Previous participants
PhD students/researchers
University professors
Lawyers
Law firms specialised in negotiations
Private negotiation firms
Non-law firms
University
Various grants
EDF
University
Partners
Active Members

13. 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?)

14. 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?
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

15. Developments
Memorandum of Understanding with the International Negotiation Competition
Improving EI case database structurally
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

16. Questions?