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From Madness to Methodology: Savvy Advice for Managing Clients and Negotiating Superior Outcomes

Jun 12, 2014
Salt Lake City, Utah
1:15 pm - 5:00 pm

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This program teaches three sets of important skills every lawyer can use to better define and achieve client objectives. You will learn how to:

  • Manage clients and help them clarify reasonable substantive and transactional expectations.
  • Negotiate more effectively with other lawyers using a three phase approach that minimizes acrimony.
  • Lead your law practice towards increased success and satisfaction.
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3.50 hrs, including:
Professionalism and Civility: 1.00
PRICE: $199.00



 

 

1:15 - 2:15   Managing Client Expectations
This section teaches lawyers how to facilitate clients to shift from pie in the sky goals to a more realistic and reasonable range of both substantive and transactional expectations.
2:15 - 2:45   Controlling Difficult Clients
Do you have a few problem clients? Learn a set of very effective tools to control and manage clients who are demanding, needy and otherwise difficult.
2:45 - 3:00   Break
3:00 - 4:00   Three Phases of Negotiation
Positional bargaining and acrimony often shut down creative thought and preclude expansive solutions. Learn a three-part negotiation model that enables the discovery of a wider variety of options and more satisfying resolutions.
4:00 - 5:00   A More Sustainable Law Practice
Does your law practice sometimes feel unnecessarily rewarding and stressful? In this hour, you will learn effective tools to increase your professional success and your satisfaction as a lawyer.
5:00   Adjourn

 

Brian Hammer

Brian Hammer, M.A., J.D., is the founder and a facilitator for The Likeable Lawyer. Brian practiced law for over ten years before starting The Likeable Lawyer in 2003, and has designed and delivered thousands of highly-praised programs to law firms, corporations and organizations nationwide. He is a frequent speaker at bar conventions, law firm events and other professional association meetings. Brian is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, the University of North Carolina School of Business, and holds a Masters of Psychology degree from the University of Santa Monica.


Name:Utah State Bar Law and Justice Center
Address: 645 South 200 E
Salt Lake City
Utah
84111
Phone:(801) 531-9077
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"Class content exceeded my expectations. I signed up merely to check off required professionalism credits, and came away with several practical tips that will be useful in my practice."
Louann Bronstein,
Stites & Harbison



"One of the best—and certainly the most practical—seminars I have taken on negotiation."
Paige Williams,
FedEx Corp. Legal Dept.



"I was thrilled to find CLE courses that actually focused on the human dimensions of legal competence. The courses I took did not disappoint and were full of both theoretical and practical nuggets I have not seen in any other CLE courses."
Jane Ruddell,
Attorney, Health Care Resolutions



"Thought provoking, entertaining and informative. The instructor made the material come to life."
Gretchen Jacobs,
Arizona Governmental Affairs



"Useful for all lawyers, newly practicing or established."
Alice Carmichael Richey,
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein