The 2026 Lorance-Thompson Negotiation Competition will be held on April 11th.
IMPORTANT DATES
Learning Lunch: March 24th | Zoom Option: | Meeting ID: 836 6660 6689 | Passcode: LoranceT
Skills Workshop: March 31st
Competition: April 11th
Registration Begins: Thursday, March 25th @ 12PM
Registration Ends: Until Filled
Writing Component for Course Credit Due Date: TBA
PARTNER SEARCH
If you are looking for a partner, put your information on this spreadsheet.
LEARNING LUNCH SLIDES
HOW TO SIGN UP
Step 1
Pay for your team on PayPal, and save your confirmation number. There are 3 payment options: (1) $20 if both team members are also Advocates members, (2) $100 if both team members are non-Advocates members, or (3) $60 for half and half.
Please note in the payment for the names of each teammate and “Lorance Thompson Negotiation Competition”
Step 2
Fill out this Google Form.
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The Lorance Thompson Negotiation Competition presents several unique opportunities and challenges for UHLC students. A negotiation team consists of two students who play the role of attorneys representing the interests of a client. Over several rounds during the one-day competition, teams are presented with fact patterns that include a summary of a client’s positions and interests. Teams are then given limited time to negotiate a deal with another team representing an opposing client. Each team has one week following the competition to draft a contract encapsulating the agreement struck in one of the sessions.
Teams receive points based on their ability to protect and secure their client’s interests in the deal that is struck between the teams in each round.
COURSE CREDIT & PRIZES
UHLC students can earn 1 hour of non-substantive competition credit by (1) making a good-faith effort in the Competition and (2) completing and timely submitting the writing assignment for the Competition that is described in the Competition Rules. Click here to complete a Competition Credit Petition.
The overall winning and runner-up teams for both the negotiation and contract drafting portions of the competition will receive a cash prize.
MORE INFORMATION
Do you have questions or need more information? Email Gabriella Sterritt, Director of the Lorance-Thompson Negotiation Competition.
Live Stream Information
Advocates UHLC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: 2026 Lorance Thompson Negotiation Competition
Time: Apr 11, 2026 09:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83168084369?pwd=JnSNYkFkzgadl1UfoW2tnLoUHCMO9z.1
Meeting ID: 831 6808 4369
Passcode: 655813