We all negotiate every day, both at work and at home. Few of us, however, negotiate as well as we could. Principled negotiation, developed at Harvard Law School, is an approach to negotiating that allows you to achieve a good deal consistently. In a principled negotiation, you look behind the positions at underlying interests and try to find a solution that is good for you, durable, and maintains relationships. In mediation, or facilitated negotiation, a mediator assists disputing parties to negotiate more effectively, so that a conflict can be resolved.
Mediation can save time and reduce the financial and emotional costs of resolving a dispute.
Mediation can also help parties re-establish trust and respect, and can help prevent unnecessary damage to relationships. At the end of each workshop, participants receive a Certificate from the University of Notre Dame Law School, signed by the Dean. There are currently no dates. The fees cover all materials, including a personalized binder, all handouts, role plays and additional reference materials. There will be at least 2 instructors per workshop.