JD Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution

To earn a Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, a student must complete the 90 semester hours required for the Juris Doctor degree and satisfy all the JD requirements. All JMLS students must complete the following ten (10) hours of core curriculum courses:

Evidence (4), Professional Responsibility (3), and either Trial Advocacy (3) or Accelerated Trial Advocacy (Basic or IP) (3), or Trial Lawyer (7)

Within the elective course work required for the JD degree, a student must complete fifteen (15) credit hours from the following categories:

A. Minimum of eight (8) credit hours in ADR courses.

B. Externship or Clinic program for a minimum of two (2) credit hours and a maximum of six (6) credit hours.

C. Minimum of four (4) credit hours from the listed Center activities or the listed elective courses.

Students must have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA.

PLEASE REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE SUBMITTING:

The stated minimum credit hours for each section must be satisfied or the application will be rejected (no exceptions).
DO NOT SUBMIT the application more than two months in advance of your graduation. Your application must be submitted no later than one month prior to your graduation.
DO NOT SUBMIT the application if you have not satisfied the course requirements for each section. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL
APPLPICATION FOR JD CERTIFICATE IN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

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A student must list on this form the ADR courses taken, even if the grade is not yet known.

REQUIRED COURSES

COURSE	GRADE	SEMESTER	YEAR
Evidence (4) Law 180
Trial Advocacy (3) Law 181
Accelerated Trial Advocacy:Basic (3) Law 183
Accelerated Trial Advocacy: IP(3) Law 189
Trial Lawyer (7) Law 184
Professional Responsibility (3) Law 176

A. Minimum of eight (8) credit hours in ADR courses:

COURSE	GRADE	SEMESTER	YEAR
Advanced Mediation Practicum (2) Law 284
Mediation and Mediation Advocacy (2) Law 244
Negotiation (2) Law 282
Client Interviewing and Counseling (2) Law 283
Counseling and Negotiation (3) Law 210
Deposition Practicum (2) Law 285
Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution (2) Law 251
International Commercial Dispute Resolution (2) Law 198
Transnational Legal Negotiations and Mediation (3) Law 193
Seminar in Public Sector Labor Relations (2) Law 237
Collective Bargaining & Arbitration Seminar (2) Law 255
Labor Law Arbitration (3) Law 137
Worker's Compensation (2) Law 211

B. Externship or Clinic Program for a minimum of two (2) credit hours and a maximum of six (6) credit hours. (No Rule 711 requirement. May be taken after first full year of academic study.)

COURSE	TOTAL CREDITS	SEMESTER(S)	YEAR(S)
Fair Housing Clinic
Prosecution Clinic
Defender's Clinic
Immigration Law Clinic
Local Government Clinic
Judicial Externship
Patent Clinic
Veteran's Clinic
IRS Externship Program
Department of Labor Externship
Other approved clinical offering

C. Minumum of four (4) credit hours from the following Center activites or the following
elective courses:

Remaining electives selected from the courses suggested above, and/or the following currently offered courses or opportunities (students must check catalog for prerequisites and/or Center Director's approval).

ACTIVITY / COURSE	GRADE	SEMESTER	YEAR
Trial Ad Honors Board (2)	N/A
Appellate Moot Court Team (2)
Arbitration Team (2)
Client Counseling Team (2)
Mediation or Mediation Advocacy Team (2)
Negotiation Team (2)
Trial Team (2)
Wilhelm C. Vis Commercial Arbitration Team (2)
Conflicts (3) Law 128
Pretrial Practice in Civil Litigation (3) Law 235
High Technology Litigation (2) IT 815
Appellate Procedure (2) Law 200
Professional Malpractice (2) Law 142
Legal Ethics in International Practice (1-2) IBT 749, 750
E-Discovery (2) Law 287

Total Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate Credits taken, including those in progress:

PLEASE REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE SUBMITTING:

The stated minimum credit hours for each section must be satisfied or the application will be rejected (no exceptions).
DO NOT SUBMIT the application more than two months in advance of your graduation. Your application must be submitted no later than one month prior to your graduation.
DO NOT SUBMIT the application if you have not satisfied the course requirements for each section. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

Last Updated On: 3/19/10


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