University of Utah : S.J. Quinney College of Law

Mediation Clinic

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The Mediation Clinic

2^nd and 3^rd year students

      The Mediation Clinic enables students to acquire the skills of mediators through study, mock exercises, observations and actual practice in supervised settings.

Prerequisites: Lawyering Skills (See Civil Clinic for description) meets skills requirement.

Course:  Advanced Negotiation & Mediation (3 cr., graded, Fall) teaches basic negotiation theory and skills, reflective techniques and problem-solving approaches.  Students acquire the basic skills of a neutral mediator and will be able to be certified in the state of Utah as mediators.

Placement: (1 or 2 cr., P/F, Fall, Spring, and Summer semester) to be taken concurrently or following course.  Opportunities may include housing, discrimination, family, juvenile offender, small claims, high school conflicts and other simple disputes.

Faculty: Professors James Holbrook and Linda F. Smith

Registration & Placement: Students enroll online, first in the course and then the clinic.  Limited enrollment.  Students will be asked to complete a separate Placement Preference Form and then consult with Prof. Smith regarding their preferred placement.

• Ethics (pdf)
• Guidelines and Requirements (pdf)
• Interim Report Form (pdf)
• Final Report Form (pdf)