Mediation Clinic offered by University of Washington's Law School Clinics

Eligibility

Free service is available to all irrespective of income. Mediation is a voluntary process; both parties to the dispute must agree to mediation and agree to listen to one another with an open mind. Both parties must be competent enough to negotiate for themselves.

Hours

M-F, 9am-5pm.

(206) 685-4140

Voice - [email protected]

https://www.law.uw.edu/academics/experiential-learning/clinics/mediation

[email protected]

Languages

Interpreter services

Application process

Call or email for more information. Services offered between October to May each year. We are not open for intake from June 1 - September 30.

Fees

None.

Service area

King, WA

Description

Provides MEDIATION services only. Does NOT mediate dissolutions (divorce) or child custody matters. Does NOT offer any legal advice. Parties voluntarily negotiate the settlement of their disputes with an impartial third party. The parties decide the outcome of the mediation, rather than a judge or arbitrator. The mediator serves to guide the process, mediators are second- and third-year law students under the supervision of law faculty. Typical mediation cases include: - Buyer/Seller - Real Estate Issues - Consumer/Business - Co-workers - Employer/Employee - Housemates/Roommates - Landlord/Tenant - Neighbors - Student/Staff - General Civil Litigation

What's Here

Education Discrimination Assistance Housing Discrimination Assistance Labor Arbitration/Mediation Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution Labor and Employment Law Consumer Law Voting Rights Protection Employment Discrimination Assistance Mediation Housing Complaints Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups

Providing organization

University of Washington's Law School Clinics

Provides free legal assistance to the public in areas such as entrepreneurial issues, federal tax cases and works to free innocent prisoners in Washington state. Also provides mediation for a number of issues.