
ELSA Negotiation Competition: Enhancing Legal Skills Through Practical Experience
Participate in the ELSA Negotiation Competition to develop your legal skills through real-world scenarios. Teams of two students represent clients in resolving disputes, closing transactions, and more, while receiving feedback and coaching from legal professionals and academics.
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The ELSA Negotiation Competition International Council Meeting Constanta, Romania 21 October 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 Self- Pre-Self- Reflection Feedback Preparation Negotiation Reflection
What do you need? Academic Support What? Case drafting Judging Team Coaching Training Who? Post grad students Lawyers (and trainees) Uni profs and teachers
What do you need? Academic Support Financial Support What? Case drafting Judging Team Coaching Training What? Prizes Refreshments Marketing Travel expenses Who? Who? Post grad students Lawyers (and trainees) Uni profs and teachers Law firms Other commercial firms Uni grants EDF
What do you need? Academic Support Logistical Support Financial Support What? Case drafting Judging Team Coaching Training What? Venue Equipment OC What? Prizes Refreshments Marketing Travel expenses Who? Who? Who? Post grad students Lawyers (and trainees) Uni profs and teachers Uni Partners Law firms Other commercial firms Uni grants EDF
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 planned for 2019/20 17 cases in the case database 2 ENC Coaches
The new ENC package Organisational Materials Partner Materials Marketing Materials ENC Rules ENC Scoresheet ENC Judge pack guide ENC Organising Overview Tutorial Sample case ENC Handbook Project description Sponsor package Draft email Templates Photos Certificate Template
Harmonisation plans Unified timeline Rules Quality standards Quality control
Proposed timeline Marketing and sign up: August September/October Local Rounds: October December National Rounds: February March Final European Round: May
New rulebook Previous issue: Regulating participants towards organisers Regulating organisers towards ELSA International Guiding organisers Instead: Rulebook: Regulating Participants v Organisers Decision Book: Regulating minimum quality standards Handbook: Guiding organisers
Current quality standards Judges: At least a legal practitioner Provide participants feedback Language: should be held in English
Proposed quality standards Judges: Minimum number and qualifications Language: English language required Training: Required minimum hours Anything else?
Quality control Using the coaching system to ensure high quality
Working Groups FIRST: Where do you see the ENC Final Round going? Independent from INC? Part of INC? SECOND: What do we need to get there? Quality standards? Timelining? Brand harmonisation? REMEMBER to send your notes to academicactivities@elsa.org