We offer 15 courses including client counseling, negotiation, mediation, mediation advocacy, international commercial arbitration, restorative justice and an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) overview course. You will get in-depth skills training and opportunities to work with real people in a mediation session as the mediator or as a supervised student attorney representing a client.
This curriculum supports the Dispute Resolution program's mission to help students:
- Gain strong negotiation skills in courses like Mediation Advocacy and Negotiation Seminar;
- Learn about international commercial arbitration;
- Represent real clients in employment mediations in the Advanced Mediation Advocacy Practicum;
- Serve as a mediator in the Mediation Certification and Courthouse Practicum;
- Practice skills at an ADR Externship;
- Learn how to handle difficult conversations in any setting;
- Compete on one of the Dispute Resolution Program teams
View the Dispute Resolution Program suggested course progression.
