CNDR offers comprehensive basic and advanced mediation and ADR training for practitioners, judges, attorneys, and the general public. With a large team of professors and ADR professionals, CNDR can offer specialized training to groups and organizations. Contact us with inquiries, or to volunteer, at 415.581.8941 or CNDR@uchastings.edu.

Sample past trainings:

• Mastering the Fundamentals, Basic Mediation Certification
• Mediation for HR Professionals
• International Cross Border Family Mediation
• Spanish Mediation
• Advanced Mediation Training
• Mastering the Difficult Negotiation
• Practice of Conflict Coaching
• Stealth Facilitation

As a leader in the field, CNDR regularly attends or hosts various educational conferences and events throughout the year. Some of our past and regular events:

• Northern California ADR Faculty Conference
• ADR Around the World Annual Panel
• eDiscovery Symposium
• Online Dispute Resolution and Hackathon
• ABA Asia Pacific Mediation Summit
• Rwanda Mediation Fundraiser
• American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Conference
• Lie to Me (Lie Detection) Conference

If you have an idea for a us, or are interested in attending an event, please reach out to us at CNDR@uchastings.edu!

CNDR has a strong history of teaching individuals and governments from abroad about how to successfully implement ADR programs in their courts and communities. Learn more about our international teaching and work around the world here.

Each year, one-third of UC Hastings students take CNDR’s dispute resolution courses, including 20 sections of negotiation, and numerous advanced courses. J.D. students may obtain a Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution concentration, and LL.M.s may specialize in Dispute Resolution and Legal Process.

Some of our course offerings:

• Negotiation and Settlement
• Mediation
• Arbitration
• Facilitation
• Effective Representative in Mediation
• International Business Negotiation
• Lie Detection, Emotion, and Mindfulness
• Advanced Dispute Resolution: Culture, Identity, and Discrimination
• Advanced Negotiation: Dealmaking

Students in the UC Hastings Mediation Clinic serve as the “Mediation Department” for the Superior Court of San Francisco Small Claims Court, offering free and immediate mediation to self-represented litigants who appear for trial.

Student teams also mediate discrimination cases on behalf of the State of California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the San Francisco Human Rights Commission.

In addition, through the Mediation Observation Program, Clinic students have the opportunity to shadow mediation professionals.

The ADR Externship Program through CNDR is for advanced dispute resolution students who want an in-depth practical experience and an opportunity for research, process observation, and assessment.

Sample Placements:

• San Francisco Superior Court
• The California Mediation and Conciliation Service
• SEEDS Community Resolution Center
• Community Boards San Francisco
• Arts Arbitration and Mediation Service at California Lawyers for the Arts
• US District Court for the Northern District of California ADR Program
• San Francisco ACCESS Program
• United States Deptartent of Justice Community Relations Service
• Alameda County Superior Court ADR Program

The UC Hastings Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Team travels domestically and internationally to compete in negotiation and mediation competitions. UC Hastings has earned the superlative reputation as the team to beat at the dispute resolution competitions it enters. The Team provides students with regular opportunities to practice and hone their negotiation and mediation skills.

CNDR is always looking for local advocates and practitioners to help coach the law student ADR Teams, or at our various practitioner trainings. More info here.