Dispute Resolution Center (DRC)
- To Volunteer, Contact:
- Location:
91 East Arch St.St. Paul, MN 55130
- Map: www.mapquest.com
- Phone: 651-292-7791
- Fax: 651-292-6065
- Website: http://www.disputeresolutioncenter.org
- Email: drc-mediation@drc-mn.org
DRC was created in 1982 as a pilot project by the City of St. Paul, the innesota Supreme Court, and the Ramsey County Bar Association. DRC's mission is to promote the constructive resolution of conflict through open communication and shared decision-making. DRC seeks case developers and mediators to participate in the intake and development of mediation and restorative justice cases, including contact and correspondence with parties, referral sources, and other volunteer mediators and facilitators. Volunteers must be Minn. Rule 114 qualified. DRC provides exposure to a wide range of alternative dispute resolution processes.
- Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Washington
- Area of law: Dispute Resolution
- Populations Served: Asylum Seekers, Children, Communities of Color, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, General Public, Immigrants, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Low Income, Micro-enterprises, Military/Veterans, Native Americans, Nonprofits, Persons with Disabilities, State Residents, Women, Working poor and unemployed
- Projects For: Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals
- Need for non-English services: Hmong, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese, Aromo, Cambodian
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: No
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: Yes
- CLE credit for trainings: Yes
- Training / supervision comments: Mediators must be trained and Rule 114 qualified.
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: No
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No





