Top Law Schools For Alternative Dispute Resolution

Top Law Schools For Alternative Dispute Resolution, preLaw, Spring 2024, at 37:

Law students who specialize in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) focus on litigation and conflict resolution skills. ADR acts as an alternative to going to trial when problems arise between businesses and their customers, suppliers, partners or employees. Just as trial skills are important, so is a strong background in mediation, arbitration and negotiation. ...

Yeshiva University’s Dispute Resolution Program’s mission is to develop modernday problem solvers who can skillfully use dispute resolution processes for the benefit of their clients and society. The Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution was one of the first alternative dispute resolution programs in the country and the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution is one of the top ADR journals in the country. ADR Field Clinic students are placed in semester-long field placements at a variety of dispute resolution organizations throughout New York City.

Caruso School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution was awarded a $450,000 grant by JAMS Foundation. The grant will support the Straus Institute's planned two-year training and engagement program to address the relationship between the Los Angeles community and law enforcement. The program will use dispute resolution techniques to advance understanding and collaboration between the two constituencies, with the goal of restoring relationships and inspiring unity across the city. The program aims to transform the culture of conflict in Los Angeles by honoring the experiences of community members and law enforcement officers, and rebuilding trust through training and shared-experience interventions.