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IDEAS FOR HOW TO MEET PEOPLE & ABOUT OUR ROLE AS TRIAL LAWYERS

IDEAS FOR HOW TO MEET PEOPLE & ABOUT OUR ROLE AS TRIAL LAWYERS

Today I’d like to offer some random ideas on a couple of subjects that apply to us as trial lawyers. Let’s start with the subject of meeting new people and remembering names. That’s a skill we all need to learn. Paul Mellor is the president of success links a memory training company who presented a CLE for lawyers on that subject. He used the acronym COURT which stands for concentrate, observe, understand, repeat and translate. He says that to remember a…

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Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Persuaive

Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Persuaive

I recently read a review about this book which is written in an attempt to focus on persuasion as a science. Much of this material we know from other research but here are a few example from the book. 1) Social Proof – People look outside themselves to justify their actions. You can persuade individuals by highlighting what a majority of people do about something or believe about a matter. 2) For those acting in a socially desirable way, there needs to be praise…

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OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATION

OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATION

This Sunday’s New York Times discusses strategies regarding the Bush tax cuts which are set to expire at years end in an article by Robert H. Frank entitled: “In talks, G.O.P. May  have to just say yes.” He first references the book “Getting to yes,” by Robert Fisher and William Yuri where they discussed the concept of knowing the best alternative to a negotiated agreement or “BATNA” during negotiation. They argue that knowing your and your adversaries best alternative to a negotiated agreement is…

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