Experiencing Arbitration (Experiencing Law Series)

This coursebook facilitates “practice ready” students who are ready to represent parties in U.S. domestic arbitrations. It covers the full scope of the role of arbitration counsel in advising clients, including drafting arbitration clauses, prosecuting and defending court actions at the enforcement stage, and day-to-day ethical problems. The book teaches transferable skills that are vital for the success of any junior practitioner. On the transactional side, it provides opportunities to practice client counseling, drafting, and contract negotiations. On the litigation side, it provides opportunities to engage in the drafting of documents that are less frequently included in the law school curriculum but are vital to the practice of law. These documents include requests for the production of documents, requests for the production of electronic documents, motions for emergency relief, as well as dispositive motions and affidavits. By teaching transferable skills, the book serves as an engaging platform for introducing students to the skills they will need to perform well on the Multistate Performance Test as part of their bar examination. The Multistate Performance Tests asks students to draft a specific piece of work product based on a closed packet of materials(more...)