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Lodestar Mediation Clinic

The Lodestar Mediation Clinic, an integral component of the nationally recognized Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center, provides students the opportunity to learn about alternatives to litigation while gaining practical experience about the mediation process. Student attorneys experience an intensive training program focusing on the theory, strategy, and skills involved in the mediation of legal disputes, then act as mediators in civil (non-family) cases.

What students do:

  • Act as neutral third parties who help Justice Court litigants attempt to resolve their lawsuits before trial.
  • Shadow and co-mediate with professional mediators from the EEOC and private practice.
  • Shadow judges in judicial settlement conferences.
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University

Course information

The Mediation Clinic is a one-semester course.

  • Credits: four graded credits
  • Students will have the option of completing their graduation writing requirement through the Mediation Clinic by enrolling in a one-credit independent study. Registration instructions will be provided to those interested during the first week of classes.                                               
  • Enrollment is limited to 6 students.
  • Students will undergo and must be able to pass a background check per Maricopa County Court regulations.

Time commitment

  • Students are expected to spend a minimum of 180 hours of clinical work during the one semester
  • Students must attend a three-day pre-semester training program.
  • Classes meet twice weekly. Students must block out two 4 hour time periods during the week for mediation sessions - morning preferred.

Student Applications Dates for Clinic:

Spring 2020: 
Applications: September 28th - October 28th, 2019
Offers extended to students: November 6th, 2019
Student acceptances due: November 8th, 2019

Fall 2020: 
Application period: January 10th - February 10th, 2020
Offers extended to students: February 21st, 2020
Student acceptances due: February 28th, 2020

**IMPORTANT!* - Pursuant to the Statement of Student Policies, Clinics – Students who have applied for a clinic and have been accepted may decline upon offer without consequence. However, once a student has accepted a clinic offered, any student who drops the clinic without prior approval by the dean’s designee will be subject to the 12-month ban.

Students may apply via Atlas during the application period listed above.

Contact

For more information please contact Beverly Kosik, Program Coordinator or 602-496-1286

Our People

Art Hinshaw

Art Hinshaw
Clinical Professor of Law
Art.Hinshaw@asu.edu