Understanding Alternative Dispute Resolution provides a comprehensive overview of the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (¿ADR¿). The use of ADR methods has grown rapidly and touches the practices of lawyers on a local, national, and international level. ADR has transformed the nature of the lawyers¿ practice and roles as client counselor, advocate, and neutral. The treatise covers the major ADR processes, including client counseling, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and collaborative law and addresses legal, practical, and ethical aspects of each process. This title provides a framework for selecting the most appropriate dispute resolution process and will assist attorneys, law students, neutrals, and parties in conflict in effectively addressing, managing, and resolving disputes.

A Practical Approach to Alternative Dispute Resolution will appeal to law students and practitioners looking for a book that deals with the full range of ADR processes. This comprehensive book covers the core topics on the dispute resolution module for the BPTC. Its practical focus highlights the key processes and procedures for each topic.

This textbook describes different methods of dispute resolution and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each. Specific examples are used to illustrate key concepts, and role play exercises are included as a means of reinforcing the main ideas. Unilateral, bilateral, and third-party approaches are all considered, with discussion of inaction, acquiescence, self-help, negotiation, juries, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and private judging.

"Skills & Values: Alternative Dispute Resolution is designed to give students both theory and practical application for the skills and values which come into play during the various forms of alternative dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, collaborative law and arbitration. It may be successfully used as a stand-alone course book or as a practical supplement to a standard text. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of the dispute resolution process. The idea is to read the material and then test and develop knowledge through exercises and simulations"--

Using step-by-step walkthroughs and case studies of typical ADR sessions--negotiation, mediation, arbitration--this book provides readers with a broad understanding of ADR, along with important background information, historical perspectives and "tricks of the trade" in this fast-growing field. It covers each ADR method, how it works, when and where it can be used, its advantages and disadvantages, and its relationship to litigation. Includes comparative/descriptive charts. Negotiation. Mediation. Mediation Law and Policy. Arbitration. Strategies for Settlement. Application of ADR to Specific Disputes. The Role of the Paralegal in ADR. For Paralegals.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a rapidly growing field, due to its popularity as an alternative to long and expensive lawsuits. ADR involves resolving disputes of any kind outside of the judicial system, through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and other processes. This book is for people who work within organizations and are involved in disputes themselves, or for people who are required to deal with or resolve disputes. It covers how to set up a dispute resolution process in an organization.

A History of Alternative Dispute Resolution offers a comprehensive review of the various types of peaceful practices for resolving conflicts. Written by Jerome Barrett—a longtime practitioner, innovator, and leading historian in the field of ADR—and his son Joseph Barrett, this volume traces the evolution of the ADR process and offers an overview of the precursors to ADR, including negotiation, arbitration, and mediation. The authors explore the colorful beginnings of ADR using illustrative examples from prehistoric Shaman through the European Law Merchant. In addition, the book offers the historical context for the use of ADR in the arenas of diplomacy and business.