LAW-6495 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESULOTUION
The purpose of the course is to learn about the components of environmental disputes that make many of them different from other kinds of legal disputes, to learn about the tools that lawyers can use to assist their clients in evaluating options for resolving environmental disputes, to develop an understanding of the range of dispute resolution processes and their potential use in environmental disputes and to develop skills in evaluation, negotiation, facilitation and mediation. The major focus of this course is the transmission of skills used by lawyers to transform adversarial interactions into collaborative processes. It will include readings and discussions about the nature of en-vironmental disputes and the range of dispute resolution processes, with a focus on those used in environmental disputes. This course will include mock negotiations, mediations and other consensus building exercises to develop the skills used by successful environmental lawyers. A major focus will be on the role of legal advisors for parties, to create and to maintain a problem-solving climate, as well as to develop an understanding of ways to communicate more successfully with clients about their alternatives. It will also include consideration of a number of factors, in addition to the law, that must be considered in resolving environmental interest disputes.
Distribution
Law