This seminar series will offer students the opportunity to actually mediate and arbitrate a specific case through two-party role playing with Mr. Weiner as Judge, Mediator and Arbitrator. During the course, both sides will consider the advisability of mediation and its timing and argue arbitrability in the context of a motion to compel arbitration before a court. The objectives of the series are for the students to begin to develop an understanding of the strategic, tactical and legal considerations of mediation and arbitration and the advocacy skills required in mediating and arbitrating a dispute. Students will be graded on the basis of their written work and classroom performance. There will be no final exam.
Note: This seminar does not satisfy the Upperclass Writing Requirement.
A student who fails to attend the initial meeting of a seminar (designated by an (S) in the title), or to obtain permission to be absent from either the instructor or the Registrar, may be administratively dropped from the seminar. Students who are on a wait list for a seminar are required to attend the first seminar meeting to be considered for enrollment.
