Management Programs

Advanced Arbitration: Skills and Strategies for Advocates

This program currently has no scheduled dates. Find out more about how this program can be offered in-house at your organization.

A unique, one-of-a-kind opportunity, this workshop is designed exclusively for the labor relations practitioner who acts directly as an advocate during arbitration hearings or similar administrative proceedings. Focusing on the field of labor arbitration, this workshop will cover case preparation and presentation and provide an opportunity for critique and feedback from experienced advocates and arbitrators.

Key Topics
  • Hot topics, trends, and controversies in labor and employment arbitration
  • Recent legislation and judicial decisions affecting labor and employment arbitration
  • Hallmarks of a great advocate: an arbitrator’s perspective
  • Presenting your case
  • Pre-hearing considerations
  • Opening and closing statements: starting strong and ending on a high note
  • Putting your best proof forward
  • Witness examination
  • Effective direct examination
  • Confronting the weaknesses of your case
  • The flawed witness
  • Rehabilitating your witness
  • Effective cross-examination
  • Evidentiary issues in arbitration
  • Documentary evidence and demonstrative aids


  • Special Features
  • Extensive opportunities to practice arbitration advocacy skills
  • Simulated arbitration exercise before experienced arbitrators
  • Videotaping of presentations for critique and feedback from experienced advocates and arbitrators


  • Who Will Benefit
    Attorneys and labor relations professionals who serve as advocates in arbitrations or administrative hearings

    Instructors
    Jacquelin F. Drucker, Martin F. Scheinman, Bonnie Siber Weinstock

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