Unleash your potential as a changemarker and problem-solver at the Moritz College of Law.
Our groundbreaking Program on Dispute Resolution equips you with invaluable skills in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), culminating in a Certificate in Dispute Resolution.
As the legal landscape shifts, the role of methods like negotiation, mediation, and arbitration becomes ever more critical.
We don't just train lawyers, we build changemakers.
Our program transcends traditional litigation techniques, which is one of the reasons it’s the #1 ranked Dispute Resolution Program in the nation. Our approaches are specially designed to resolve conflicts in both public and private institutions, creating more harmonious communities.
Whether you're dabbling or diving deep, every law student should consider this transformative opportunity. For those passionate about the field, leadership roles in the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution or research assistantships with our expert faculty await. Let's redefine the future of dispute resolution, together.
Learn more about the unparalleled opportunities for students to study dispute resolution at Ohio State Law.
- Ranked the #1 Dispute Resolution Program in the nation.
- Eight law faculty regularly offer courses in dispute resolution, and six other faculty offer a unit on negotiation, mediation, or arbitration within another course offering.
- Law students who complete 15 credit hours in ADR courses and satisfy the externship requirement are awarded a Certificate in Dispute Resolution upon graduation.
- In the Mediation Clinic, one of the nation’s longest-running clinics, students mediate actual disputes in local court systems.
- In the Dispute System Design Workshop, students work with outside clients to design customized systems for addressing disputes.
- Students edit and write articles for the award-winning Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, which is the journal of record for the American Bar Association’s Section on Dispute Resolution.
- Students participate as research assistants on public policy initiatives involving dispute resolution processes.
- Nationally prominent scholars and practitioners deliver lectures and symposia on critical dispute resolution issues, including the annual Schwartz and Lawrence Lectures.
- Students participate in arbitration, mediation advocacy, and negotiation competitions regionally and nationally, including the annual Lawrence Negotiation Competition held at Moritz.
- Students work on their own and with faculty mediating disputes at The Ohio State University and in public schools in Franklin County.
Questions? We want to hear from you.
Questions and requests for the Program on Dispute Resolution can be sent to moritzcommunications@osu.edu