The Mediation Clinic was founded in 1985 and has been offered each year since. In addition to the educational value of the Mediation Clinic, Cardozo is proud of the community service the Clinic provides.
Clinic participants are in training to be mediators in the fall semester of their program.
In addition, each student gives a presentation on conflict resolution to community or other groups . Lela P. Love has served as a mediator, arbitrator, and dispute resolution consultant in a variety of community, family, commercial and public disputes. She was awarded a citation by the City of Glen Cove for successfully mediating a long-standing dispute between the City and its Salvadoran community. Professor Love was elected an honorary fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators. She has trained mediators and developed ADR programs and materials for Florida and Michigan, Louisiana's Office of Workers' Compensation and the New York State Unified Court System.