Essential Lawyering Skills, 4th Edition (Aspen Coursebooks) (Aspen Coursebook Series)

The Fourth Edition incorporates insights from the latest research on fact analysis, the storytelling process, and negotiation theory. The updated Teacher's Manual provides new material and suggestions for designing effective experiential learning courses.

An ideal vehicle for teaching, Essential Lawyering Skills features:

• clear and succinct discussion that focus on the lawyer-client relationship and the mechanics of negotiation and persuasion, rather than on theory
• complete coverage of problem solving, interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and fact analysis
• an outstanding explication of the persuasive value of facts, with visual aids that show students how to organize their facts into fact patterns
• generous use of interesting examples that place topics in context
• integrated coverage of professional responsibility issues where appropriate
• a comprehensive Teacher s Manual

New to the Fourth Edition:

• new insights for fact analysis from cognitive science research
• updated coverage of the storytelling process and negotiation theory
• state-of-the-art techniques for fact investigation