The Mediation Clinic provides mediation services in a variety of areas. The Mediation Clinic assists courts, families, and state agencies by providing multiple types of mediation for the community. Mediation is a rapidly expanding area of modern legal practice. In the Mediation Clinic, law students gain the listening and communication skills vital to any successful law practice while they increase their knowledge of substantive law and alternative dispute resolution procedures.
The main focus of the clinic are the Arkansas Special Education and Early Intervention Mediation Projects.
The Arkansas Special Education Mediation Project (ASEMP) helps parents, educators and administrators reach agreements about students’ needs. The ASEMP is designed for children from age 3 through graduation from high school. A mediator or facilitator works to help parents and school officials talk about the child’s needs and work out a targeted individualized education program. The method for resolving special education disputes. The ASEMP gives parents and schools an alternative to the administrative hearing process. Trained professional mediators assist parties in finding effective solutions to the problems affecting educational services for children with special needs.
Mediation is voluntary and confidential. It offers parents and educators the chance to work with each other and address a child’s special education needs. Mediation helps people talk and work hard on the problem without being hard on the people. The focus is on working together to find a solution that is in the best interest of the student.
Students interested in applying for this course should be aware of the following prerequisites and requirements:
Mediation Clinic – 4 credit hours
Professor Kelly Browe-Olson, Director
| Rule 15 Certification Required? | Completed Credit Hours Required | Number of students per semester | Prerequisite Courses/Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | 30 | 8 | First-year curriculum (Civil Procedure I and II, Contracts I and II, RWA I and II, Real Property I and II, Torts I and II, Criminal Law, Lawyering Foundations) |