Description

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In litigation, many negotiations occur late in the case, when trial or other deadlines are bearing down. Similarly, lawyers negotiating deals often delay making concessions until the last possible minute to gain negotiating leverage. This book explains why planned early negotiations (PEN rather than unplanned late negotiations are more effective and can increase your success in practice.This book will help you: -Build strong relationships with your clients -Choose billing systems that maximize both your interests and your clients' interests -Develop effective working relationships with the other side and minimize unnecessary conflict -Increase your confidence when you negotiate -Manage problems that commonly arise in negotiation -Use experts and other professionals effectively -Improve your negotiation skills throughout your career.

About the Author

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John Lande is the Isidor Loeb Professor, Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution and former director of the LLM Program in Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law.