Alternative Dispute Resolution

Catalog description

This experiential seminar provides students with a comprehensive overview of alternatives to traditional litigation used to resolve civil disputes, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, collaborative law, and other processes. Required coursework includes readings, in-class exercises, a weekly conflict resolution journal, and an end-of-semester project. By the conclusion of the course, students should be able to assist a client in choosing the most appropriate ADR process in light of the advantages and disadvantages of each and will better understand a third-party neutral's role in facilitating or fashioning a just resolution of a dispute.