Adr Clause for Learning Team Charter

ADR Clause for Learning Team Charter

University of Phoenix

Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") processes are alternative methods of helping people resolve legal problems before going to court. According to ADR Center conflict management & dispute resolution (2007), ADR involves an independent third person, called a "neutral" who tries to help resolve or narrow the areas of conflict (ADR Clauses, para. 2). By using such a clause, the parties to the contract agree to an alternative resolution of future disputes. As with any clause, all parties must agree to it. The most commonly used ADR processes are mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, and settlement conferences. This paper will focus on a mediation clause to resolve dispute between members of team A. Since ADR process help people to resolve problems before going to courts, it can provide the benefit of saving time, money, preserve relationship and increase satisfaction (Kennen, 2008).

The following is a sample mediation clause used by team A: In the event a dispute shall arise between the parties of team A, the parties agree to participate in at least one hours of mediation in accordance with the mediation procedures of Team A. The parties agree to share equally in the costs of the mediation if applicable. The mediation shall be administered by one of the following choices: (1) designate at least one member of the team (2) provide a method of identifying a natural person outside the specific group but within the current class (3) allow the professor of the class to choose a neutral person to mediate the dispute. Mediation involves each side of a dispute sitting down with an impartial person,