This course equips legal professionals with analytical ability and practical skills to navigate politics and lead effectively in various contexts. Students will learn to diagnose organizational dynamics, structures, and contexts, and take appropriate action. They will develop strategic thinking and leadership capabilities to address complex challenges that require not only legal expertise but also negotiation and stakeholder management skills. The course emphasizes: 1- The importance of empathy and emotional awareness as a foundation for effective leadership. 2- Understanding stakeholder perspectives, including how external pressures, beliefs, values, and loyalties shape them. 3- Intervention strategies that mobilize learning and action. By gaining insight into power dynamics and learning negotiation techniques, students will be able to mobilize key actors to address critical challenges. Through practice, readings, and lectures, they will learn to navigate difficult conversations, listen actively, and identify conflicts within change processes. The course focuses on developing leadership, strategy, and negotiation skills necessary for addressing both everyday problems and also high-stakes moments, such as reform processes and large-scale social change initiatives. UPPER-CLASS WRITING REQUIREMENT: This class will not satisfy the requirement.

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