| Collaborative Law Negotiation Skills Workshop
Developing Conceptual Frameworks and Critical Skills
Sponsored with The Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Thursday, May 08, and 9 2003
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Registration Information
Collaborative Law is an innovative approach to law practice, in which attorneys for both parties use cooperative strategies rather than adversarial techniques and litigation to resolve conflicts. The Collaborative Law process incorporates the rational and creative analysis of the issues, the use of joint experts and allied professionals, and structured yet informal four-way meetings with the common goal of resolution of the parties’ dispute. With a proven record of success in family law, Collaborative Law is now being used in employment and business disputes as well. The Collaborative Law process involves the use of both traditional and new approaches to problem solving, and is at the cutting edge of law practice today.
Collaborative Law is not only an alternative to traditional litigation, but it also provides clients and attorneys with an alternative to mediation, when neither the traditional litigation or mediation models are the preferred means of accomplishing the goals and interests of the client. Collaborative Law utilizes interest-based negotiation and practical applications of the facilitative process to resolve the substantive issues in a case. Attorneys will learn about the collaborative law approach and how to participate in the collaborative law process on behalf of clients and in support of the shared goals of the parties and counsel.
Both new and experienced lawyers owe it to themselves to learn about this promising practice method. Collaborative Law can add a new dimension to your practice that is gaining client acceptance and satisfaction. Through Collaborative Law, the parties can resolve contentious matters with less stress and more dignity, while minimizing collateral and residual damage to relationships between clients, lawyers, and related parties to the conflict. Collaborative Law also has less financial and emotional cost than traditional litigation.
The workshop, which incorporates training, discussion, role-play, and videos, will introduce you to the theory and practical application of the following:
- Presenting the collaborative law model to the client
- Preparing the client for the first four-way meeting
- Contact between counsel to choreograph the first meeting
- Preparing for the first four-way meeting
- Dealing with crises during the process and the role of counsel in dealing with those crises introducing substantive topics and issues in the process
- The use of forms, agreements, and agreement making in general
- Dealing with issues of trust, empowerment, and power imbalances
- Addressing issues of enforcement
- Discovery, disclosure, and document production
- Anticipating issues that will necessitate modification in the future
~ Featured Speaker ~ Chip Rose, J.D. is the Co-Director of The Mediation Center in Santa Cruz, CA and certified as a Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. With 22 years of experience as a practicing mediator, Chip is nationally recognized as an expert in mediation theory and application. Through workshops, trainings and his writings, he has worked to raise the standard of practice of mediators in service to their clients. Chip maintains private practices in mediation and Collaborative Law in the Northern California coastal community of Santa Cruz, CA. Chip is the author of Collaborative Family Law Practice and authored The Creative Solution column in the quarterly Family Section publication of the Association of Conflict Resolution. Since 1993, Chip has also been pioneering the development of the Collaborative Law Model through workshops and trainings throughout the United States and Canada. Building on the concept created by Stu Webb, the trainings seek to establish as a standard of practice, the highest level of skill, care and effectiveness in successfully assisting clients to achieve resolution and agreements that they experience to be the best possible outcome in the context of their existing circumstances.
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Thursday, May 08, and 9 2003 |
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Tuition is $295 or $265 for attorneys admitted to the Bar after 2000 or members of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council. Course materials are included in the tuition charge.
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This course will provide CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT, NY & ME, including 2 hours of ethics credit.
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| Refunds: |
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge. If you cannot attend, you can send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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This course will provide CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT, NY & ME.
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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