Compete and Earn Credit

Law students can showcase their skills as advocates in regional and national competitions that focus on resolving disputes through client counseling, negotiation, arbitration, and mediation.

The Alternative Dispute Resolution Team competes in four different skill areas: client counseling, negotiation, arbitration, and representation in mediation. The team sends students to competitions run by the American Bar Association as well as a variety of law schools across the country. Students may receive 2 academic credits for each semester during which they compete, or 1 credit for the semesters during which they do not compete. They may receive up to 6 total credits from ADR on their final transcript.

Students try out using the skill they'd like to use in competition. Tryouts for the upcoming school year are held during the summer prior.