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  In the Spring term 2020, the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Mediation Clinic, taught by Professor Sharon Press, had to modify the course plan due to the pandemic. When the courts closed and dispute resolution shifted entirely to “remote” delivery, which would take place primarily over Zoom, it became clear that it would be …

Information Sheets for Mediations via Zoom

  The Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice is a student-run and student-edited journal that was founded in 1976. Law Journal’s charge is: “Excellence through diligence, not exclusivity.” Law Journal’s Editors work hard to produce the highest quality of legal publication available on topics relating to legal practice, legal issues faced by …

Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice, Volume 41, Issue 3 | 2020 Symposium Edition

  This webinar was hosted by the ABA’s Section of Dispute Resolution in response to the rapid changes in higher education as campuses shut down during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Noam Ebner (Creighton University) and Sharon Press (Mitchell Hamline School of Law), both experienced online teachers of negotiation and conflict resolution, guide teachers transitioning online …

Webinar: Conducting Simulations Online in Conflict Resolution and Dispute Resolution Courses (Hosted by ABA Section of Dispute Resolution)

  This paper discusses the issues covered in the Pandemic Pedagogy: Conducting Simulations in Conflict Resolution and Dispute Resolution Courses webinar and includes links and resources to material you can use in your course.  Pandemic Pedagogy II: Conducting Simulations & Role Plays in Online, Video-Based Synchronous Courses  

Pandemic Pedagogy II: Conducting Simulations & Role Plays in Online, Video-Based Synchronous Courses

  This training is offered for local government leaders in cooperation with Sourcewell and the Association of Minnesota Counties October 27, 2020 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Conducted by Professor James Coben For full details and registration information visit the training webpage: https://mitchellhamline.edu/dispute-resolution-institute/collectivebargaining/

Collective Bargaining Training for Elected Local Officials – Oct. 27, 2020

Developed for county commissioners, administrators and other local government leaders, in cooperation with the Association of Minnesota Counties, this training series will be highly interactive, with multiple practice opportunities and coaching by Professor Jim Coben. For full details and registration information visit the training series webpage: https://mitchellhamline.edu/dispute-resolution-institute/negotiationbootcamp/

Negotiation Boot Camp Training Series – Fall 2020

As the first law school to be granted a variance by the ABA to provide a hybrid online JD program, MHSL developed a comprehensive, internally designed curriculum to deliver superior online education. Amidst news of various school closings due to Corona virus, resulting in a need for immediate development of online courses at many law schools, this …

Presentation: Mitchell Hamline Best Practices for Online Teaching

Established in 2009, DRI Press is the scholarship dissemination arm of Mitchell Hamline School of Law’s Dispute Resolution Institute and brings important conflict resolution work to a broad audience with a majority of our publications available through open access, in order to make them accessible to everyone. DRI Press Publications – Open Access

Mitchell Hamline DRI Press – Books Available through Open Access

The 2020 ABA Mediation Representation teams competed at the University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene Oregon, February 29-March 1, 2020.  There are 8 regional competitions.  The Eugene, Oregon competition hosted 10 teams. Malia Bruyneel and Arianna Chapman took home first place in the regional competition and Melissa Miroslavich and Ashlea Crumley placed fourth place. …

Congratulations to the ABA Mediation Representation Teams

Born on the Battlefield is a three-hour introduction to International Humanitarian Law presented by the American Red Cross and co-sponsored by World Without Genocide at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is a set of rules that seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects people who are not or …

Born on the Battlefield | September 7, 2019