Professional advocates
invariably find themselves in mediation or mediation-like
settings. Lawyers and social workers, for example,
often advocate in such formal settings as court-annexed
mediations, and activists and journalists in such informal
settings as disputes involving neighborhood problems
and news access. How do such situations differ
from litigation? And how should we advocate in
them? Taking an expansive view of “mediations”,
this seminar will look at the characteristics of extra-legal
dispute resolution mechanisms and introduce effective
advocacy strategies appropriate in such settings. |
