ELSA International Negotiation Competition: Concept and Rules
ELSA organizes an International Negotiation Competition where teams of lawyers negotiate legal issues. The competition includes local, regional, and international rounds, with detailed rules and scenarios provided. Only one team from each national group can participate in the international competition, which aims to simulate real legal negotiations in various areas of law.
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ELSA International Negotiation Competition { Concept and Working Group Results
Agenda Working Group Concept for an ELSA International Competition Local, Regional and International Rounds Rules and Handbook Scenarios Sponsoring Opportunities Questions 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7)
1) Working Group Philipp Gnatzy Director for Negotiation Competitions, ELSA International Katja Schager VP MCC, ELSA Austria Denise Schwarz VP Marketing, ELSA Germany Suzanne Scott VP MCC, ELSA Ireland Ipshita Singh VP AA, ELSA France Tatu K rh VP AA, ELSA Finland Natalia Rog lska ELSA Krakow
1) Working Group Working group started in March 2015 Aim: Establishing an ELSA International Negotiation Competition and creating a set of rules and a handbook for all local and national groups to organise the respective rounds Various Skype meetings and regular email contact
2) Concept for an ELSA International Competition Simulation of a legal negotiation between two teams of lawyers representing their clients Annual competition organised by ELSA International for all national winners potentially over a whole weekend with trainings Multi-round competition (quarters, semi-finals and final) Duration for one negotiation: 40-60 minutes Scenarios: Across many areas of law; real life legal issues Participants: ELSA Members Applicable Law: Jurisdiction of the participating team and as stated in the respective scenario
3) Local, Regional and International Rounds Each ELSA National Group can organise their own national round and arrange for local rounds ELSA International and the handbook will be supporting any national or local group who wishes to organise a round Only one team per ELSA National Group can participate in the ELSA International Negotiation Competition Each national winner can also participate in the International Negotiation Competition organised by the American Bar Association (INC) Example: ELSA Germany
4) Rules and Handbook Rules will be applicable for the ELSA International Negotiation Competition but can be adopted for national and local rounds Rules set out: Relation between the different competition levels (INC, international, national an d local) Entry into the competition and fees Competition Format (pre-negotiation strategy, 40 minutes negotiation time, post-negotiation self-analysis), timing, permitted materials Judging: judges and judging criteria Scenarios Handbook will describe what is needed to organise a negotiation competition and provide tips and examples
5) Scenarios Scenarios consist of: Common information (same for both sides) Confidential information for each team can relate to all areas of law but are typically more situation than law driven Points of negotiation: general agreement on broader issues (e.g. management structure, sales price) or the exact wording of clauses (e.g. jurisdiction, representations) Scenarios are circulated immediately or shortly before the competition to avoid long preparation times ELSA International will create a scenario pool that contains a variety of scenarios which can be used by all organisers
6) Sponsoring Opportunities Competition supports students in gaining skills that are sought after by law firms Law firms are often happy to provide rooms and judges for a legal competition a professional organisation of the competition can convince law firms to provide financial support on national and local level local groups in Germany and Norway have already succeeded in getting very good sponsorship deals
Questions? Ask now or contact: philipp.gnatzy@elsa.org
