A Student's Guide to Mediation and the Law

This Student Guide, the winner of the 1987 Book Prize from the Center for Public Resources Legal Program, deals with the legal, ethical, policy and technique issues that arise in the use and institutionalization of mediation. It includes overview of mediation techniques, laws governing confidentiality, unauthorized practice of law, liability and enforceability of agreements to mediate and mediated agreements, ethical provisions governing the mediating lawyer, public policy issues, and considerations in referring a client. This text can be adopted for classroom use or used as a self-instructional tool.