Facilitating disputes, negotiations, deals, and group decision-making.
Conflict is a natural part of life—and individuals, organizations, and communities can only succeed if they have the skills to manage disagreements effectively.
You will learn critical skills to resolve disputes through Oregon Law's nationally-ranked, award-winning Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Center. Hands-on experience also will help you facilitate negotiations, deals, and group decision-making. With a strong emphasis on identifying the most appropriate way to resolve a dispute—which sometimes may be litigation—ADR at Oregon Law teaches the breadth of resolution options available in light of the client's needs and circumstances.
ADR Concentration
Either through individual courses or completing an optional alternative dispute resolution law concentration, students can gain expertise in a variety of different areas of law.
Current students may review the concentration requirements and forms on MyLaw.
Alumni Highlight — Kouang Chan, JD ‘15/CRES
DIRECTOR AND STUDENT OMBUDSPERSON,
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Kouang assists students in navigating university structure and policies at University of Texas at Austin. He provides systemic policy and procedure feedback to the office of the president and conducts campus workshops and presentations on negotiation, communication, and conflict management.
“The ADR/CRES concurrent degree offering provided an opportunity to explore other areas of the legal field I would never have imagined, such as consulting, facilitation, nonprofit, community organizing—ultimately leading me to my current position.”
Careers
Alternative dispute resolution seeks to empower lawyers and others to manage complex interactions inside and outside the traditional litigation setting. Negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and many other alternative approaches fall under the ADR umbrella.
Common ADR-related careers include:
- Lawyer
- Settlement Judge
- Arbitrator
- Mediator
- Ombudsperson
- Human Resources Professional
Academics
Sample of ADR Coursework
FIRST YEAR (1L) (Assigned)
SECOND YEAR (2L)
THIRD YEAR (3L)
Concurrent Degree Options
ADR Projects
- ADR Center
- ABA ADR Directory
- Oregon Office for Community Dispute Resolution
- 1L Fellowship: ADR
- Environmental Conflict Resolution Fellowship (co-sponsored by the ENR Center)
- ECR Stipend
Practical Experience
Type of available practical experiences
FIRST YEAR (1L)
SECOND YEAR (2L)
THIRD YEAR (3L)
Professional Development
At Oregon Law, we take your future seriously. As a law student, you will take a required professional development seminar your first year.
You will also receive individualized, tailored professional development coaching from a professional who will guide you to make strong career choices throughout your time at Oregon Law.
Extracurriculars
FIRST YEAR (1L)
SECOND YEAR (2L)
THIRD YEAR (3L)
Faculty Highlight — Jen Reynolds
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
JD CUM LAUDE, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
Professor Reynolds teaches civil procedure, conflict of laws, negotiation, and mediation. Her research interests include dispute systems design, problem-solving in multiparty scenarios, plea bargaining and specialty courts, and cultural influences and implications of alternative processes.
She is an award-winning teacher who serves as the Faculty Director of the Oregon ADR Center and has had leadership roles in the ABA Dispute Resolution Section and the ADR Section of the Association of American Law Schools.