Is there a future in this? It's rarely new. Considering getting a Masters in Conflict Resolution. Sounds good but if anyone has some advice or input that would be great.
It's a fairly new specialty and segment in law. Many corporations I believe are opting to take this route rather than spend large and unnecessary amounts of money going through a time consuming litigation.
2007-02-06 14:13:21 · 2 answers · asked by Truth 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I have a masters in conflict resolution. I adore the mediation process. It can be a bit difficult for a non-attorney mediator in a good-ol-boy club county where the lawyers hold the monopoly. But there are other avenues if you're willing to work outside the courts. There are so many areas of specialty that you can go into. I am NOT in favor of corporate-owned mediators though. I think that if the corporation is paying the mediators bills through payroll, it disqualifies the mediator as a neutral third party and places the interest in favor of the corporation. But it's done. I am also partial to mediation over arbitration. I like that in a mediation, both parties come to their own agreement, as opposed to a binding resolution imposed by an arbiter. I am also opposed to the typical lawyer's form of mediation we call "shuttle diplomacy." I favor a facilitative mediation where the parties are kept face-to-face at the table to develop their own agreement and deal with the relationship issues.
2007-02-06 14:23:48 · answer #1 · answered by lizardmama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think ADR would be a sound discipline to choose. Trials are becoming increasingly expensive and time consuming, and, corporations are now putting arbitration clauses put into their contracts, so I only foresee the need growing. Read the back of any consumer contract: this is the future! Good luck!
PS, I have a son named Robin, I just love the name for a boy!
2007-02-06 14:20:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋