{"id":24805,"date":"2022-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/?page_id=24330"},"modified":"2023-08-06T00:18:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T00:18:02","slug":"career","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/career\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Opportunities &#8211; Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24805\" class=\"elementor elementor-24805\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26df1e1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26df1e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H1 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Career Opportunities - Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUSC Gould School of Law\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8857d61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8857d61\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/\">Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR)<\/a><svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/career\/\">Career Opportunities &#8211; Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR)<\/a><svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><\/ul>        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data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5>In this Section<\/h5><div class=\"menu-sidebar-academics-degrees-mdr-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebar-academics-degrees-mdr\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-63702\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63702\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/\">Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR) Degree<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63712\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63712\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/application\/\">Application Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63722\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63722\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/career\/\">Career Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63732\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63732\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63742\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63742\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63752\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63752\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/housing\/\">Campus Housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63762\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63762\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/tuition\/\">Tuition &#038; Financial Aid<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63769\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63769\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/faculty\/centers\/dispute-resolution\/\">Center for Dispute Resolution<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63776\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63776\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/llm-in-adr\/\">Master of Laws (LLM) in Alternative Dispute Resolution<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63786\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63786\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/certificates\/adr\/standalone\/\">Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63793\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63793\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/residential-msl\/\">Master of Studies in Law (MSL) Degree \u2013 On-Campus<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63800\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63800\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/msl\/\">Master of Studies in Law (MSL) Degree &#8211; Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63810\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63810\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mitle\/\">Master of International Trade Law and Economics<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63820\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63820\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/adr\/\">Organizations, Events, and News<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-63830\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63830\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mdr\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-981c9c3 m-content-wrapper\" data-id=\"981c9c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27aa0ac background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"27aa0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Graduate and International Programs office is available to help you develop your individual job search strategies. A career advisor is dedicated to helping MDR students and alumni through personalized advice and review of resumes, cover letters and applications.<\/p><p>You may attend any of our workshops, which cover career development topics such as networking and interview etiquette. As an MDR student, you'll also gain access to Symplicity, an online resource for jobs and internship opportunities around the United States exclusive to USC Gould students.<\/p><p>You also will be able to attend USC Gould\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/why\/academics\/cle\/\">Continuing Legal Education<\/a>\u00a0conferences, at which you can make valuable connections with law professionals, USC Gould alumni and peers.<\/p><p>If you recently graduated from your bachelor's or other degree, we recommend that you take time to gain work experience before enrolling in a master's degree.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c77a4 background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"d6c77a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Career Pathways<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a graduate of the MDR degree, you will be able to achieve greater levels of success within your current organization, or may use the degree to prepare for a career as a mediator or arbitrator. USC Gould offers specialized career workshops to our ADR degree students. These workshops include specific student group and individualized guidance on:<\/p><ul><li>preparing for a career in and building a network as a mediator or arbitrator<\/li><li>building business plans for ADR practice<\/li><li>developing materials to market your ADR practice<\/li><li>networking to build your ADR practice<\/li><li>operating your ADR practice as a business<\/li><\/ul><p>In addition to developing a practice as a mediator or arbitrator, many types of careers benefit from exposure to ADR practices. Our courses are developed to build widely useful skills such as communication, problem-solving, management and team-building.<\/p><p>Organizations increasingly use dispute resolution processes to handle business and human resources issues. ADR expertise increases your marketability for a range of work settings, including business, government, human resources, counseling, education and social work. Here are some common examples of in-demand jobs where having ADR knowledge and skills could help you excel:<\/p><ul><li>Labor Relations Mediator (State or Federal Government)<\/li><li>Director of Employee &amp; Labor Relations<\/li><li>Ombudsman (Corporate, Healthcare, Higher Education, etc.)<\/li><li>Executive Director, Non-Profit ADR Provider<\/li><li>Government Appointed Arbitrator<\/li><li>Employee Relations Consultant<\/li><li>Commercial Arbitrator<\/li><li>Management Consultant<\/li><li>Government Conflict Management Specialist<\/li><li>Human Resource Specialist<\/li><li>International Conflict Prevention Specialist<\/li><li>Law Enforcement Liaison<\/li><li>Mediation\/Arbitration Case Manager<\/li><\/ul><p>* Note that this not intended as a comprehensive list.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163fab4 background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"163fab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>ADR as a First Career<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many MDR graduates pursue a first career in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Entry-level administrative positions requiring ADR skills and education, such as case managers and program administrators, can be found within a diverse set of employers, including federal and state governments, ADR service providers (both pro bono and for-profit), universities, and a growing number of law firms. Entry-level jobs involving ADR practice are rare and highly competitive.<\/p><p>Many of our graduates take an entrepreneurial approach to starting a career in ADR. The marketplace for private practice mediators and arbitrators is extremely competitive and requires the additional skill set of a small business owner. Our career workshops teach you the tools and strategies necessary to build a thriving practice as a professional neutral.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f087b background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"19f087b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Pivoting Your Career to ADR<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our ADR programs may also open career opportunities by allowing you to pivot your career toward new roles in your chosen field. For example, someone working in the healthcare industry may pivot to a career as Healthcare Ombudsman\/Mediator. Individuals working in business gain skills that will help them achieve leadership roles. Technology professionals could help design systems for the growing field of online dispute resolution (ODR).<\/p><p>Through our ADR coursework, you will be better equipped to:<\/p><ul><li>Advance into leadership positions<\/li><li>Better understand your clients in business and therefore better serve their needs<\/li><li>Work internationally with attorneys and neutrals in the rapidly expanding field of international ADR.<\/li><\/ul><p>Our MDR prepares you for a unique range of opportunities that will allow you to reach your professional goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8aa2e background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"6f8aa2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Optional Practical Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some international MDR students choose to enhance their U.S. education by gaining short-term, practical training after graduation. 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