During the weekend Residency, you will have the opportunity to put into practice the legal concepts you are learning in class and network with faculty and fellow classmates. Below we have included everything you need to know for the Residency.

Note: Due to COVID and the current state restrictions in California, residencies will be held virtually. We will plan in person residencies when it is safe to return to campus.

MLS Residency 1: Law, the Legal System, and Society

Law, the Legal System, and Society is an immersive, experiential residency course through which students explore the intersections of law, public policy, social responsibility, justice, and morality. Students will engage with case studies, critical discussions, issues, and problem solving through exercises, field trips, and speakers. Through critical consideration of legal history, law and policy, culture and religion, economics, politics, and other critical topics, students explore how law and access to the justice system can promote justice, development, and resources in communities.

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

MLS Residency 2: Law in Practice

Law in Practice is an immersive, experiential residency course through which students explore ethics, problem solving, strategic case evaluation, advocacy, and dispute resolution. To develop understanding of the law in practice and the legal systems, students will engage with case studies, live role playing, mock mediations, and mock trials to demonstrate how mediators, lawyers, and clients work together to resolve controversies and solve legal problems.

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

MDR Residency: Dispute Resolution in Practice 1

Dispute Resolution in Practice 1 is an immersive, experiential residency course through which students explore ethics, problem solving, advocacy, and various stages and kinds of dispute resolution. This residency will be focused on the fields of negotiation and mediation. To develop a deeper understanding of negotiation and mediation in practice, students will engage in case studies, live role plays, and mock negotiations and mediations to learn how dispute resolution professionals resolve controversies and complex conflicts.

Students will practice and experience the hands-on practical training that the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution is known for. Students will get an opportunity to learn from fellow students but also to practice and learn with experienced mediators, negotiators, and legal practitioners, including judges and arbitrators.

MDR Residency: Dispute Resolution in Practice 2

Dispute Resolution in Practice 2 is an immersive, experiential, and advanced residency course through which students explore ethics, problem solving, advocacy, and various stages and kinds of dispute resolution. This course is focused on the skills of arbitration and arbitration advocacy. This course will also discuss the advanced issues of mixed mode and cross-cultural dispute resolution mechanisms. This residency will be focused on the fields of arbitration and complex dispute resolution mechanisms. To develop a deeper understanding of arbitration and advanced negotiation/mediation in practice, students will engage in case studies, live role plays, and mock negotiations and mediations to learn how dispute resolution professionals resolve controversies and complex conflicts.

Students will practice and experience the hands-on practical training that the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution is known for. Students will get an opportunity to learn from fellow students but also to practice and learn with experienced mediators, negotiators, and legal practitioners, including judges and arbitrators.

Please note, this agenda is tentative and subject to change. You will receive the final program agenda on campus at the time of check in for the event.

Please note, this agenda is tentative and subject to change. You will receive the final program agenda on campus at the time of check in for the event.

Please note, this agenda is tentative and subject to change. You will receive the final program agenda on campus at the time of check in for the event.

The fee for all required Residencies in 2020 will be $350 in addition to regular tuition for each required Residency course.

This fee is charged as a part of tuition in the semester in which the student registers in a Residency course. The program fee helps cover the cost of meals and on-campus transportation during the immersive weekend.

Session 1 Residencies

For Residencies occurring in Session 1, there is no reimbursement for the residency fee once tuition is paid.

Session 2 Residencies

For Residencies in Session 2, students may drop without penalty until the end of week 1 of Session 1 within the term the residency occurs (Fall, Spring, etc.).

Students will be responsible for covering the cost of transportation to and from the Residency program. We encourage students to connect with others in their class to arrange carpools and group shuttle reservations to and from the airport.

Pepperdine Caruso School of Law works with the following hotels to offer discounted rates for students. Please call the front desk staff and mention Pepperdine Law Group, or contact your Student Success Advisor to get the group booking code:

Hilton Garden Inn

Anza Hotel Calabasas

Malibu Hotels

Calabasas/ Agoura Hills

Santa Monica

Our Residency and Immersion Programs typically involve a significant amount of walking, standing, and sitting. If you require physical accommodations, please provide us with a minimum of six weeks’ notice by registering with Pepperdine’s Office of Accessibility.

For those wishing to attend Sunday Services in Malibu, please visit the Office of the Chaplain’s website for more information.

If you have any questions about the Residency, please contact your Student Support advisor at studentsupport@onlinelaw.pepperdine.edu or +1-844-801-9866.

The Residency programs are an immersive academic experience, therefore, we ask that you do not bring guests to campus. Due to the intensive academic nature of this program, guests are not permitted to participate in any portion of the program activities, including meals, classroom lectures, or bus tours.