Experiential survey course which provides meaningful exposure to the three principal methods of ADR: negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
Specialized courses that explore specific ADR processes and the application of those processes to certain areas of substantive law, including ADR in the Workplace, Mediation, and International Commercial Arbitration.
A robust menu of simulation courses that allow students to develop their dispute resolution skills through role play exercises and feedback.
Courses that examine the impacts of cultural differences and implicit biases on ADR practice.
A clinic focused on community mediation and the opportunity to work on ADR issues for organizations outside the Law School through supervised field placements.
Advising from a nationally recognized expert and practitioner in the ADR field.
Study Opportunities
Required survey course in ADR.
Additional required credits earned from the following group of ADR-focused courses: ADR in the Workplace; Community Mediation Clinic; Complex and Cross-Cultural Negotiations; Conflict Resolution; International Commercial Arbitration; Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation; and Mediation.
Additional elective courses related to ADR including simulation courses that develop lawyering skills applicable to ADR practice.
Practical Opportunities
Students may have the opportunity to participate in the Law School’s Community Mediation Clinic.
Students may earn credit toward the concentration by participating in other Law School clinics that provide substantial exposure to ADR.
Students may earn credit toward the concentration by working on ADR issues for organizations outside the Law School through supervised field placements.
A fulsome menu of experiential simulation courses allow students to develop their skills as future ADR practitioners and receive feedback from ADR experts in a classroom setting.
