Wednesday, May 3, 2023

CSU College of Law Mediation Class May 2023

WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Due prior to the beginning of the Third Class: Prepare a personalized Mediator Opening Statement discussing, among other things, your qualifications to be a mediator. The Statement should be approximately 2 to 4 pages, which you could use in future mediations.  Include your actual current job, if any, your current year in law school, your upcoming employment for the summer, if any, and a current copy of your resume.  Both the statement and resume should be emailed to both professors at the following email addresses:  RORourke@MeyersRoman.com and EMYoung@RALaw.com  

REQUIRED READING   Never Split the Difference--Negotiate Like Your Life Depended on It by Chris VossTalking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell; STRONGLY Recommended but not required Reading: Effective Legal Negotiation and Settlement by Charles B. Craver Amazon Link to Craver

Recommended Reading:  "Never Split the Difference Core Message" Productivity Game; Craver, Chapters 13, 14, and 16.

Recommended TED Talks to Improve Your Career: Teach Girls Bravery, Not PerfectionInside the Mind of a Master ProcrastinatorHow Great Leaders Inspire ActionThe Little Risks You Can Take to Increase Your LuckHow to Disagree Productively and Find Common GroundWhy We Need to Teach the HumanitiesA Pro Wrestler's Guide to ConfidenceHow to Find the Person Who Can Help You Get Ahead at WorkWhat Baby Boomers can Learn from Millennials at Work--and Vice VersaWhy I Have Coffee with People Who Sent Me Hate MailYour Body Language Shapes Who You Are3 Ways to be a Better Ally in the WorkplaceWays to Have Better Political Conversations10 ways to Have a Better ConversationThe Power of IntrovertsHow to Make Stress Your Friend;

First Class
Negotiating Tips: Craver, Section 2.02, Chapter 3
Video - Negotiate Like a DogVideo: How to Negotiate-Herb Cohen: Video: Car Negotiations-Do not get conned by a car salesman:   Video - Stanford: Conducting Effective NegotiationsVideo- Secrets of Negotiation: Roger Dawson IVideo - Secrets of Negotiation: Roger Dawson IIVideo - Negotiation: Roger Dawson, Ask for MoreVideo: Negotiation - Roger Dawson, Conflict ResolutionVideo-Negotiating with People from Different Cultures-Japanese;  Video-Negotiating with People from Different Cultures-FrenchVideo-Do You Leak Your Negotiating Secrets with Your Body Language?Video-Negotiating Dos and Don'ts From Master NegotiatorsVideo-6 Ways, Plus 1 More to Break Negotiation DeadlockNegotiation Skills: Chris Voss Australia Real Estate Keynote May 2017Negotiation Skills: How to Negotiate to Buy a Car




Second Class
Craver, Chapter 4

Cuyahoga County Mediation:

Medina County Mediation:
Video: Interview with Bruce Francis, Medina County Common Pleas Court Mediator 

Mediator Ethics: Settlement Ethics Donald Trump and Stormy Danials; Mediator Ethics and What Actually Guides Us?

Fifth Class
Craver Chapter 12 in its entirety