Abstract:
Legal practice is showing signs of the evolution of a new professional identity for lawyers which is responsive to new dispute resolution processes with an emphasis on just and strategic settlement. In an era of ‘vanishing trials’ — we know that between 95–98 per cent of civil claims end in a negotiated outcome short of a full trial — and sweeping civil justice reforms in both civil and family matters, effective negotiation and settlement skills are becoming increasingly central to the practice of law.
Click to read "The new lawyer: Moving from warrior to conflict resolver" (ADR Bulletin).
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