Mediation Organization
The NYU Mediation Organization is dedicated to spreading and implementing mediation as an effective tool of conflict resolution, both within New York University School of Law and the broader legal and general community. It serves to not only encourage mediation amongst faculty, students, and staff, but to provide NYU law students an opportunity to mediate in real life contexts. The NYU Mediation Organization is designed to offer students a hands on experience by mediating real disputes arising between real parties, while at the same time relieving the heavy load on overburdened courthouses.
Each semester, students are trained in mediation, including the nature of mediation, mediation techniques, developing listening skills, working with co-mediators, and establishing rapport with parties to a dispute. Several students mediate disputes in Small Claims Court every weekday. Working in teams of two, the students practice and apply the dispute resolution techniques learned in training. The teams encounter a variety of cases that include landlord-tenant disputes, auto accidents, work contracts, and unpaid bills.
At the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters, students (1st, 2nd, or 3rd years and LL.M.s) enter a lottery for the limited number of mediation positions. If you would like to participate or have questions, please contact Carolyn Kelly.