NCJ Number
108444
Journal
Missouri Journal of Dispute Resolution Volume: 1987 Dated: (1987) Pages: 77-87
Date Published
1987
Length
11 pages
Annotation
The Georgia State University College of Law teaches its students to mediate so as to provide them a framework for diagnosing clients' problems and for evaluating the appropriate applications and limitations of all dispute resolution processes.
Abstract
Mediation is one approach in a continuum of problemsolving approaches lawyers should consider in offering legal services to their clients. In teaching dispute resolution processes to its students, the Georgia State University College of Law explores the concepts, theories, methodologies, and issues which arise in selecting a dispute resolution method. Negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and hybrid approaches are covered in the course through class discussion and problem simulations. As a course component, students, facility, and law school staff are offered a mediation training course funded by the university and taught by the Neighborhood Justice Center of Atlanta (NJCA). Students who become certified mediators may participate in one-quarter internships with the NJCA. Teaching law students and lawyers about nonlitigation methods for handling conflict and about their appropriate uses enables them to evaluate options for their clients. 23 footnotes.