Professional Training
Continuing Legal Education Trainings for Attorneys, Judges, and Practitioners
Elevate your expertise with world-class trainings and conferences from the top-ranked Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. As the top choice in dispute resolution training in the United States, we offer hands-on programs in dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration, and negotiation in online, in-person, or hybrid formats, held on our Malibu and Washington, D.C. campuses.
Featured: Mediating the Litigated Case™
Ongoing Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Negotiation Trainings
Explore sophisticated strategies, frameworks, and nuanced interventions used in high-level practice across the full spectrum from dissolution to complex litigation. (40-Hours Including Optional CLE)
Upcoming Dates
Professional Trainings Calendar
Mediating the Litigated Case (MLC)
40-hour Mediation Skills Training Program
Date:
March 19-25, 2026
Format:
Hybrid (2-days online, 3-days in person)
Credits:
40 hours of MCLE credit
Mediating the Litigated Case 2.0
Advanced Strategies for Experienced Mediators. Prerequisite: Mediating the Litigated Case 5-day training or have mediated 50 or more cases.
Mediating the Litigated Case (MLC)
40-hour Mediation Skills Training Program
Professional Reconciliation Skills Training: How to Create Peace in Deeply Divided Groups
Learn Reconciliation Skills to Engage Conflict and Rebuild Trust
Mediating the Litigated Case (MLC)
40-hour Mediation Skills Training Program
Date:
June 1 - 5, 2026
Format:
In-Person (Washington, D.C.)
Credits:
40 hours of MCLE credit
SELPA-Mediating the Litigated Case (5-Day)
40-hour Training Program Designed for SELPAs and Education-Related Professionals
Mediation Training
Our premier Mediating the Litigated Case™ 40-hour mediation training program equips attorneys and professionals with the sophisticated negotiation skills needed to transition from adversarial litigation to expert mediation. Offers MCLE Credit
Women's Negotiation
Grounded in the latest research on gender dynamics, the Women's Negotiation Academy offers training programs that provide practical tools and techniques participants can apply immediately. This is a two-day immersive learning experience focusing on strengthening negotiation effectiveness and is open to everyone. Offers California MCLE Credit
SELPA Trainings
We've partnered with Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Administrators of California to offer Straus-SELPA trainings on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices for special education professionals across the state of California to support their capacity to resolve and prevent disputes around special education.