Laboratory for Advancing Dispute Resolution Skills Teaching

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Skill

Subject Matter

NextGen Bar

Teaching Notes

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Resource Submission Form

Dispute resolution legal educators have a long tradition of sharing teaching resources and DRI has facilitated this sharing by collecting and publishing these resources in a word document with appendices. After a decade of collecting information in this way, we are pleased to upgrade the collection of these resources into a searchable database.

In this database you will find experiential activities, simulations, videos, assignments, and podcasts. You will be able to search this database in a variety of ways, based on “subject matter,” “skill,” etc. We also have added a search facet for “NextGen” which we anticipate will continue to grow with resources as we all learn more about the Next Gen Bar Exam and how best to prepare our students.

We are in the process of adding a portal for submitting additional resources you wish to share. Note that all submissions will be offered free of charge for academic use.

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Restorative Justice Initiative Videos

A variety of videos on restorative justice topics produced by the Restorative Justice Initiative at Marquette University Law School. Videos available on the Andrew Center for Restorative Justice website.

Floyd Landis Public Arbitration Hearing (highlights)

Edited highlight footage from the Floyd Landis Public Arbitration Hearing held at Pepperdine University School of Law. Video available from Pepperdine Digital Commons

We Once Were Friends

This is a simple conflict resolution scenario designed for junior high and high school students. The scenario puts the students in the position of former friends who are on the verge of a potentially violent confrontation. Designed with input from young students who have been subjected to many suspensions and other discipline, the scenario recreates […]

The Co-Worker

This is a simple negotiation scenario designed for adults who have not had formal training in negotiation (like community members). The scenario involves a relatively common and straightforward situation where someone would like help from a co-worker on a project. The situation is a little complicated because there has been conflict between the two workers […]

The Big Party

This is a simple negotiation scenario designed for junior high and high school students to learn how to prepare for a negotiation. The scenario puts the students in the position of an upcoming negotiation with Mom, who has grounded them for two months. There are two weeks remaining on the sentence, and a big party […]

Debate Rules

This is a scored negotiation exercise intended for law students and professionals. The underlying scenario involves the negotiation of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between two cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) on rules for a debate between the mayors of the cities (of course, the subject of the debate can be easily modified). Sample MOUs […]

Nutraceuticals, Inc. (Labor Dispute)

This is a compact negotiation simulation intended for law students for resolving a labor dispute. The underlying scenario involves a dispute between management of an alternative health care provider (“Nutraceuticals, Inc.”) and the health care practitioners (“HCPs”) with whom it contracts to provide medical services to its patients. The HCPs are a separate organization and […]

Lease Game

This is a scored negotiation exercise intended for law students and professionals. The underlying scenario involves the negotiation of a commercial lease between a tenant and a landlord. The student negotiators receive points depending on which specific provisions are included in the final deal. A confidential “points grid” is provided to each side with a […]

Bar Fight

This is a compact simulation intended for law students for negotiating a personal injury settlement agreement. The underlying scenario involves a bar fight allegedly started by the plaintiff (Taylor), where the plaintiff was injured by employees of a mythical local bar (Zira’s). Taylor alleges that he was injured and lost jobs as a result of […]

Becoming a Landlord: William and Olivia

This is a basic real estate negotiation between two siblings who have entered the commercial real estate business together. Olivia has provided the initial monetary resources and signed the mortgage. William, who has bad credit and no cash, has been providing some labor and oversight of the property. The siblings never made a formal agreement […]

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Laboratory for Advancing Dispute Resolution Skills Teaching

Dispute Resolution Insitute at Mitchell Hamline School of law