Pamela is a paralegal helping her attorney prepare for ADR. Her attorney not only handles clients that choose alternatives to court trial, he sometimes serves as a mediator, and participates in settlement conferences and collaborative law sessions. Pamela has become very adept at gathering information and analysis, so her attorney is allowing her to assist in additional ADR preparation tasks. List five of these assignments with which she might assist her attorney in the ADR process.

What will be an ideal response?


If Pamela's attorney feels comfortable in her level of knowledge and skill in this area, under his supervision he may allow her to:

1)Research and compile files on possible ADR professionals. These could be used in client cases 
or as referrals.
2)Monitor clients who are required to participate in mandatory ADR procedures, making sure 
there has been compliance with scheduling.
3)Draft memoranda of understanding, mediation agreements, collaborative law agreements, and 
separation agreements.
4)Help the client respond to discovery requests, and prepare discovery requests for the client.
5)Assist the attorney at settlement conferences and collaborative law sessions, organizing 
summaries and discovery responses for use in the hearings.
Also, preparation of forms, scheduling, other court-mandated procedures.

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