Expand your credentials with Summer Institute courses
Summer is a great time to expand your skills and experience, and perhaps even add a certificate to your resume as you prepare yourself for professional advancement. DRI’s Summer Institute courses are available to degree and non-degree seeking students with their future in mind. In these courses, you are among a broad cross-section of law and graduate students, practicing lawyers, human resources and business personnel, and other professionals, which mirrors the contemporary, multidisciplinary workplace.
Summer Institute courses are taught by nationally and internationally recognized faculty actively involved in ADR practice, research, publication, and teaching.
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Summer 2020 Online Courses
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Justice and Dispute Resolution
2 law school credits | May 17 – June 27
Qualifies for 24 MN Rule 114 continuing education creditsFaculty: Professor Joseph “Josh” Stulberg, Professor Emeritus and Emeritus Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Conflicts are inescapable, be they commercial, employment, familial or interpersonal. In some roles, we find ourselves helping others resolve disputes as their negotiating representative, as a mediator, or as an arbitrator; in other roles, our responsibility is to design an organizational process or program that serves as the forum for resolving disputes. Whichever “private system of justice” we design or use, its desirability and enforceability is always compared with and linked to the “public justice system.” Chief Justice Warren Burger, at the 1976 Pound Conference, famously encouraged judges, lawyers and business leaders to embrace the robust use of ADR processes in order to help all citizens secure access to justice systems and to achieve justice. More than 50 years later, that call, for some persons, remains urgent and desirable; for others, it abandons the fundamental norms and protections of our constitutional order. This course, through discussion, exercises, and simulations, examines the structural values that shape private (ADR) and public dispute resolution processes, the professional values that govern participant conduct within them, and the policy goals that influence process implementation.
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Theories of Conflict
2 law school credits | May 17 – June 27
Qualifies for 24 MN Rule 114 continuing education credit
Faculty: Professor Ken Fox, Hamline University School of Business
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to important theoretical perspectives on our understanding of conflict and conflict response. Specifically, students explore the biological/physiological, psychodynamic, social psychological, communication, and sociological/political perspectives on conflict by reading and discussing major theoretical works within each perspective. Emphasis is on comparing and distinguishing key dimensions of these theories, such as the nature and sources of conflict, conflict escalation, conflict response, and the nature of the third party role. Classes follow an interactive format. Using case studies, exercises, and group discussion to draw upon personal experiences, including those involving race and social identity, the course explores the usefulness of each perspective to understand the experience of conflict.
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Mediation
3 law school credits | May 31 – July 25
Faculty: Professor James Coben , Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Through discussion, simulations, and roleplay, this course focuses on the structure and goals of the mediation process and on the skills and techniques mediators use to aid parties in overcoming barriers to dispute resolution. The course also examines the underlying negotiation orientations and strategies that mediators may confront and employ; the roles of attorneys and clients; dealing with difficult people and power imbalances; cultural, race, and social identity considerations; and ethical issues for lawyers and mediators. In addition, special attention is devoted to the art of successful representation of clients in mediation.
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Negotiation
3 law school credits | May 31 – July 25
Qualifies for 40 MN Rule 114 continuing education credit
Faculty: Professor Sharon Press, Director, Dispute Resolution Institute, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
This course examines the skills, constraints, and dynamics of the negotiation process. A theoretical framework for understanding negotiation practice in a variety of contexts will be developed through readings, highly interactive exercises, and role-plays. The course addresses fundamental skills such as systematic preparation, management of the negotiation process, and identification of optimal agreements. Ethical constraints of negotiation also are considered. Course content is drawn from the fields of law, psychology, business, and communication.
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Organizational Conflict Management
2 law school credits | June 28 – August 8
Qualifies for 24 MN Rule 114 continuing education creditFaculty: Aimee Gourlay, Executive Director, Mediation Center
This course explores the nature and sources of systemic and organizational conflict and provides students with an opportunity to develop practical skills to prevent destructive conflict before it occurs and manage inevitable conflicts which arise in organizations. This course will utilize a range of modalities including case studies, discussions and research projects to illustrate key organizational conflict concepts. Students will learn how to analyze conflicts and help organizations create productive outcomes.
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Arbitration
2 law school credits | June 28 – August 8
Faculty: Professor Henry Allen Blair, FCIArb., Robins Kaplan Distinguished Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
This course explores the private resolution of workplace and employment discrimination (EEO) disputes arising in the private, public and government sectors. Starting with a review of the historical and legal contexts, the course will discuss theories of workplace mission, employee diversity, organizational justice, power imbalances, and ADR ethics. The course will provide a focused emphasis on negotiation, mediation, labor arbitration, and employment arbitration. Discussion will include the effectiveness of federal ADR programs such as EEOC Resolve, Postal Resolve, NRC, DOE, and FINRA.
The course is highly interactive with significant time in customized role plays reflecting workplace conflicts and integrated conflict management systems. The course will conclude with exploration of career opportunities for workplace facilitators, mediators, and arbitrators.
Course Requirements
Students must attend all class sessions and complete an advance reading assignment. Degree-seeking students must submit a written paper. Students may take one or more courses. Mitchell Hamline law students may take either the Mediation or Family Mediation course but may not take both for academic credit. Enrollment is limited to enhance the interactive nature of each course.
Course Materials
Syllabi for all courses will be made available 1 month prior to the first day of class.
Registration
Certificate Students: Complete the online application.
Law and Graduate Students: Degree-seeking law or graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program should complete the online application form. A letter from their school’s registrar reflecting the applicant’s status as a student in good standing with permission to take the Mitchell Hamline course(s) as a visiting student will need to be uploaded. Note: Hamline MSL students do not need a letter of good standing from the registrar.
Attorneys: Attorneys may apply for summer courses by completing the online application form. Attorneys will be granted special student status.
Others: Other professionals may apply to take summer courses by completing the online application form. To be considered, applicants must furnish a transcript indicating completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree.
Tuition
Audit: $650/credit. Exception: For the courses that qualify for MN Supreme Court Rule 114 Certification which are offered at a flat rate as follows:
- Arbitration: $800
- Mediation: $1,200
Certificate students: $930/credit
Deposit: All applicants must submit a non-refundable $150 tuition deposit for each course they wish to attend, along with their application.
For further information on tuition costs, contact Kitty Atkins | 651.695.7677 | kitty.atkins@mitchellhamline.edu
Housing
Information regarding housing is available upon request. Check the appropriate box on the application form to receive this information.
Questions
Contact kitty.atkins@mitchellhamline.edu | 651.695.7677
Unfortunately, due to uncertainty with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to cancel the London program for Summer 2020. We will reinstate the program in Summer 2021. Registration is scheduled to open in October
2020 London Study Abroad: Certificate in Global Arbitration Law and Practice:
National and Transborder Perspectives | June 14 – July 16, 2020
As businesses, both large and small, become increasingly more global, a comprehensive knowledge of international arbitration has become necessary to the high quality, cutting edge practice of law.
Offered in cooperation with the internationally recognized School of International Arbitration, part of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London (Ranked 37th in the world for law by the prestigious Times Higher Education (2019), the program provides a comprehensive global exposure to international commercial arbitration.
The curriculum includes theoretical courses, practical drafting exercises, and mock arbitration sessions. It addresses the arbitration laws of major jurisdictions as well as the rules of premier arbitral institutions.
Renowned faculty is joined by a number of high profile arbitration practitioners from London’s leading law firms to offer this unparalleled comprehensive program in the study of international arbitration.