A sign that law is the wrong career for me: after mock negotiations, my opponent (a fellow student) confides that her original strategy for the session was to make me cry. I think she was partially serious. Compare my "secret" strategy: to offer to buy her a Snickers bar if we could just settle and get out of there. What does it all mean?
Posted by jessica at January 24, 2004 11:25 AMeeek! is that true? well, don't get discouraged and let the crazies define how the law is practiced. My secret incentive strategies, FYI, are 1)a big hug or 2)asking my negotiation opponent if he really is only in law school b/c his daddy made him attend and, if so, if he would like me to call his daddy and obtain permission for him to drop out. but in a nice way.
Posted by: sarah at January 25, 2004 3:31 PMindeed, it is true, if you can believe it. i think your opponent will respond to the "big hug" thing if you offer it in your best teletubbies voice. if you use the second tactic there's always a chance he could say "yes" which would throw off the exercise entirely. :-)
Posted by: jess at January 25, 2004 6:12 PM