Illinois (IL) Adr CLE Course Catalog

Arbitration, if properly conducted, is less expensive, more efficient, and more confidential than litigation, which is why so many disputes are arbitrated rather than litigated. Accordingly, it is essential for trial lawyers to know how to arbitrate as well as litigate.

Learn the skills of dispute resolution while developing your mediation competency. Explore the stages of mediation and gain a deeper understanding of convening activities, handling opening sessions and navigating the negotiation process, including overcoming impasse. Become a more effective communicator and adept at working in an environment of high emotions.

COVID-19 has brought backlogs to courts and issues in the construction industry. ADR is capable of solving both problems. Discover how you can take your practice into a lucrative and in-demand area of law!

For today’s GCs, affecting decision making at the beginning of the process is vital in becoming an influential member of the C Suite. Shattering legal department stereotypes and escaping the dreaded “department of no” title should be of utmost importance to the modern day legal leader. This session will provide techniques for conflict resolution that move beyond the standard and catapult you into the role of strategic partner.

Looking for a “one-stop shop” to increase your mediation skills? The Mediation Guide combines mediation theory, process, and strategy to assist mediators in refining the mediation process to more easily facilitate successful dispute resolutions.

Successful mediators have come to learn that truth is a critical element in any successful family and matrimonial negotiation. However, in an adversarial negotiation, trust is a relative thing.

Discover what to do if you cannot avoid being in a formal dispute resolution process.

Through a mock mediation, this panel of experienced judges and cross-border mediators and practitioners will illustrate the pitfalls and benefits of using mediation to resolve cross-border insolvency disputes.

The use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) particularly in the area of mediation has grown dramatically in the past ten years. However, it is a process that many counsel lack familiarity with. Of importance are the ethical considerations that attach to settlement negotiations.