Clinics and Practicums

Students pursuing a dispute resolution education at Pepperdine have several opportunities to gain experience through the following clinical and practicum programs:

Mediation Clinic

This course offers students the opportunity to mediate small claims, limited jurisdiction and Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) cases throughout Los Angeles County. This is a required course for the MDR and some LLM concentrations.

Fair Employment and Housing Mediation Clinic

The Fair Employment Mediation Clinic students work directly with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) senior attorney-mediators preparing cases for mediation. Students gain experience settling employment discrimination complaints under departmental supervision. In 2013 the State Bar of California awarded DHEF and Pepperdine with the Education Pipeline Award, recognizing outstanding efforts of law-related educational programs.