Mediation and Settlement Advocacy

Catalog description

Mediation and judicial settlement conferences are now the mainstream form of dispute resolution. Every attorney participates in some form of settlement process. This highly interactive seminar offers students practical and theoretical training in the mediation and settlement of civil disputes. Taught through a case study in which actors play the role of parties to a dispute. Students interview the clients, draft a mediation memorandum, meet with the clients to prepare for a mediation, and then actually represent the clients during a mediation. In addition, students study mediation and settlement advocacy theory as well as legal issues relevant to mediation and settlement.