Question 1 Who is eligible to participate in an INADR Mediation Tournament?

• All undergraduate university and college students may participate in the International Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament.
• All graduate students and law school students may participate in the International Law School Mediation Tournament.
• Law programs that are five year programs may allow students in years 1-3 to participate in the undergraduate tournament and students in years 4-5 to participate in the law school tournament.

Question 2 What is the cost to register and participate in a tournament?

• Costs vary by tournament and the cost will be listed for each individual tournament on the post for that tournament.

Question 3 How many students comprise a mediation team?

• Each mediation team consists of three students.

Question 4 Does each team or participating school need a coach to register for the tournament?

• Although coaches are encouraged to be involved in the tournaments, it is possible for a team of students from a school to register without a coach.

Question 5 How many rounds of mediation are in a tournament?

• At many invitational or training tournaments there will be three preliminary rounds, and each team member will be an advocate once, a client once, and a mediator once.
• Championship tournaments may have semi-final and final rounds in addition to the three preliminary rounds.

Question 6 What format is used for each round?

• Student participants serve as mediators and INADR uses the co-mediation model in the mediation room. There are two students serving as co-mediators and two advocate client pairs in each round.

Question 7 Who judges each round?

• Judges are drawn from mediators, attorneys, arbitrators, helping skills professionals, and academics who have experience in mediation and mediation advocacy. There are at least two judges in each round.

Question 8 Are there actual and virtual tournaments?

• Yes.

Question 9 Where can I obtain further information about these mediation tournaments?

• Please review the website, INADR social media pages, and direct any questions to INADRconnect@gmail.com.

Question 10 What about Zoom or video tournaments?

• Specific information about virtual tournaments is posted at the time of registration.