Alternative Dispute Resolution

This course examines the various devices and procedures that have been developing for the resolution of legal disputes beyond and apart from the traditional judicial process.  Basic topics include the methods of negotiation, mediation, arbitration, plea bargaining and pre-trial settlement, as well as legal doctrines concerning the status and interplay of those methods with the traditional adjudicative devices.  The students' development of performance and negotiation skills will be guided by simulations involving ADR processes.

 

Prerequisites: Civil Procedure I (110A) and Civil Procedure II (110B).

 

NOTE: LAW 633 is a 2-unit course. LAW 633ER is the 3-unit course that meets the Experiential Requirement.