Volunteering
INVITATION TO VOLUNTEER JUDGES AND MEDIATORS
2012 Regional ABA Representation in Mediation Competition
March 3-4, 2012
UC Hastings College of the Law
The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution seeks experienced mediators and lawyers for the Regional Representation in Mediation Competition, March 3-4, 2012, at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. In this competition, law students role-play as attorneys and clients in a mediation setting. The competition measures how well law students model appropriate preparation for and representation of a client in mediation.
Volunteer Judges will judge the law students participating in the competition. Volunteer Mediators will serve as mediators in the competition role-play.
Our greatest need is for volunteers to serve as judges and mediators on Saturday, March 3rd. There are three rounds you can volunteer for:
Round 1 - Saturday, March 3, 8 AM to 12 Noon
Round 2 - Saturday, March 3, 1 PM to 5 PM
Final Round - Sunday, March 4, 9 AM to 1 PM
Role of the Judge: Volunteer judges evaluate and score the quality of representation by the student teams and also give feedback directly to the students at the end of the competition. We are interested in having people with knowledge and/or experience in interest-based negotiation. Competition rules recommend that judges should be attorneys and experienced with interest-based negotiation and mediation.
Role of the Mediator: Volunteer mediators serve as mediators for the role-play, with the students playing the roles of lawyers and clients. Volunteer mediators are required to use a facilitative mediation style so that the student competitors see a consistent style throughout the competition.
If you would like to volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Form, save it to your computer, and e-mail it to Jolynn Jones, jonesj@uchastings.edu. All volunteers will be sent a confirmation and additional information, including the Rules and Instructions for Judges, and the problems assigned to the competitors.