MVV156K Counseling and Negotiating

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
John C. Spieske (seminar tutor), prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV156K/01: Mon 30. 11. 16:40–18:10 038, 18:15–19:45 038, Thu 3. 12. 15:05–16:35 038, 16:40–18:10 038, Mon 7. 12. 15:05–16:35 038, 16:40–18:10 038, Thu 10. 12. 15:05–16:35 031, 16:40–18:10 031, 18:15–19:45 031
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Client Counseling
1. Understanding of nuances of client needs and meaningful client participation (and attorney focus) in the information gathering / counseling process;
Negotiating
2. Introduction to effective preparation strategies including internal preparation, external preparation and how to effectively engage in information exchange; and
3. Develop a meaningful understanding of the intricacies of a client’s BATNA including the ability to distinguish the various reasons why the BATNA may be an imperfect substitute; and
4. Appreciate the value and begin to implement thoughtful, precise and powerful articulations of applicable principles with one’s negotiation counterparts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Understanding of nuances of client needs and meaningful client participation (and attorney focus) in the information gathering / counseling process; • Negotiating • 2. Introduction to effective preparation strategies including internal preparation, external preparation and how to effectively engage in information exchange; and • 3. Develop a meaningful understanding of the intricacies of a client’s BATNA including the ability to distinguish the various reasons why the BATNA may be an imperfect substitute; and • 4. Appreciate the value and begin to implement thoughtful, precise and powerful articulations of applicable principles with one’s negotiation counterparts.
Literature
  • See Teacher's Information for the full list.
Teaching methods
QUIZZES
There will be two quizzes. The first quiz will be at the beginning of class on November 30 and cover the readings in the pdf entitled Week 1 Readings – Client Centered Lawyering Plus. The second quiz will be at the beginning of class on December 7 and cover the readings in the pdf entitled Week 2 Reading – Separate The People Plus. The subject matter for the quizzes will come directly from the reading assignments. The questions will be short answer. Quizzes will not be cumulative.
You will have 20 minutes to complete each quiz.
JOURNALS
At the end of each of the two weeks of the course, each student will write and submit a two page, double spaced journal entry describing in detail what they learned that week.
Assessment methods
The course will be graded pass / fail with grades being based equally on:
Two written quizzes on readings; and
Two Journal submissions of what the student learned each week
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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