Mediation Clinic Mediation students acquire the basic skills of communication, persuasion and problem-solving which are integral to successful lawyering in any setting. The Mediation course focuses on the skills, roles and ethics involved in alternative dispute resolution. It includes both classroom study and real case field work where students are front-line mediators with close faculty supervision. The course begins with classroom study and intensive skills training simulations.
Students observe actual adjudications and mediations and then are assigned their own real cases.
Through this process, students not only learn the techniques of mediation, but also develop critical perspectives so that they can competently counsel clients about dispute-solving options.