8 INTERNSHIPS PotentialemployersforlawyersengagedinADRincludethoseinboththeprivateandpublic sectors. Privatesectoremployersinclude, amongothers, lawfirms, ADRassociationpanels, for- profitmediationandADRservices, corporations, andlaborunions. ADRpositionsinthe publicsectormightbewithemployerssuchasfederal, stateandlocalgovernments, colleges anduniversities, nonprofitorganizations, andcourt- sponsoredADRprograms. PaceLawSchoolofferstheopportunityforstudentstogainexperienceworkingfortheseand otheremployersintheADRfieldwhilestillinlawschool. Inthepast, studentshaveinternedat:
TheAmericanArbitrationAssociation, oneofthelargestandoldestprivate disputeresolutionserviceprovidersintheUnitedStates.
FINRADisputeResolution, thelargestforumtoresolvesecuritiesdisputesinthe UnitedStates, whichoffersbotharbitrationandmediationservices.
TheBetterBusinessBureau( BBB), anationalorganizationdevotedtoadvancing trustbetweenconsumersandbusinesseswithbranchlocationsalloverthe UnitedStates, includingNewYork. TheBBBoffersmediationtraining, aswellas summerandacademicyearmediationinternships.
TheInvestorRightsClinic, whichofferspaidinternshipstostudentstoresearch anddraftCommentLettersonrulefilingsaffectingtherightsofsmallinvestors indisputeresolutionprocesses.
Morethanadozenprominentinternationallawfirmsabroad, suchasHanotiau andvandenBerginBrussels, Belgium, ClaytonUtzinSydney, Australia, and FreshfieldsBruckhausDeringerinVienna, Austria, intheirinternational arbitrationpractices.
ResolutionAssistanceProgram, NYCCivilCourt, HousingPart.
OfficeofAdministrativeLawJudgeattheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency, whichhandlesADRcases, asdoalloftheregionalofficesforenvironmental disputeresolution.
AssociationforConflictResolutionGreaterNYChapter.
MorganStanley, workingonarbitrationclaimsbroughtbycustomers.
TheU. S. EqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission, whichusesmediationto resolveworkplacedisputes.

9 MEDIATIONANDARBITRATION Thiscourseexaminesfederalandstatelawregarding arbitrationandmediationandcomparesthese systemsofdisputeresolutiontolitigation. INTERVIEWING, COUNSELING, ANDNEGOTIATING Throughavarietyofsmall- groupandlarge- group exercises, studentsassumetheroleoflawyertolearn theartandskillofinterviewing, counseling, and negotiating; toplanforanddevelopacasefromone stagetoanother; toanticipateanddealwithethical issues; andtodeveloptheskillofself- critique. INTERNATIONALCOMMERCIALARBITRATION SEMINAR Thisseminarexaminesthepracticalapplicationof alternativedisputeresolutiontechniquesusedin internationaltrade. Whileprimaryfocusison arbitration, othertechniques, suchasmediation ( includestudentsimulations), areincluded. LABORARBITRATION Thiscoursedealswiththelawandpracticeoflabor arbitrationinthepublicandprivatesectors. Included isastudyofthegrievancearbitrationprocess pursuanttocollectivebargainingagreements, aswell asarbitrationofissuesinreachinganewagreement. COLLABORATIVELAW Thiscourseexposesstudentstothecollaborative modelofpracticinginthefamilylawsetting, inwhich attorneysforbothpartiestoadisputeagreetoassist theirclientsinproblemsolving, resolvingconflicts, andreachingagreementsusingcooperativestrategies ratherthanadversarialtechniquesandlitigation. COLLECTIVEBARGAINING Thiscourseexaminesthedevelopmentoflaborlaw fromthecollectivebargainingperspectiveinorderto provideasettingfortheanalysisofcontemporary collectivebargaining/ laborlawproblems. Thecourse concentratesonthedevelopmentoftradeunionsand employers'associations, togetherwithlegalprovisions fortheresolutionofconflictbetweentheparties. INVESTORRIGHTSCLINIC Underfacultysupervision, studentattorneys representinvestorsofmodestmeanswhohave arbitrabledisputeswiththeirsecuritiesbrokers. Studentsworkoncriticallawyeringskillsincluding clientinterviewingandcounseling, factinvestigation, claimevaluation, participatingindiscovery, legal research, preparationoflegalmemoranda, conductinganarbitrationormediationbeforeFINRA DisputeResolution, andnegotiatingasettlement. ENVIRONMENTALLAWSEMINAR: ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTERESOLUTION( THEORY) Thecourseisdesignedtoexplorethecommon characteristicsofenvironmentaldisputesandthe rangeofresolutionoptionsfromrights- based approaches, suchaslitigationandappellate advocacy, tointerest- basedapproaches, suchas consensusbuilding, mediation, andfacilitation. In addition, thecoursewillexaminetherolesthat lawyerscanplayinthesevariedapproaches. ENVIRONMENTALLAWSEMINAR: ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTERESOLUTION( SKILLS) Throughmocknegotiations, mediations, facilitations, andconsensus- buildingexercises, thiscoursewill emphasizetheskillsusedbyneutralthirdpartiesto resolvedisputes. Thiscoursewillemphasizetherole ofthird- partyneutralsinbringingpartiestogetherto createaproblem- solvingclimate. ALTERNATIVEDISPUTERESOLUTIONCOURSES PaceLawoffersexceptionalopportunitiesforstudentstostudyADRinbothclassroomandclinical settings. WecurrentlyofferthefollowingADRcourses: