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O*NET detailed work activityArbitrate disputes between parties to resolve legal conflicts
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This depends on human connection: empathy, trust, being physically present and responding to someone in real time. People can tell the difference.
Part of Mediate disputes, under the O*NET work activity group Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 6 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Settle disputes between opposing attorneys.
- Use mediation techniques to facilitate communication between disputants, to further parties' understanding of different perspectives, and to guide parties toward mutual agreement.
- Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.
- Participate in judicial tribunals to help resolve disputes.
- Specialize in the negotiation and resolution of environmental conflicts involving issues such as natural resource allocation or regional development planning.
- Arbitrate disputes between parties and assist in the real estate closing process, such as by reviewing title searches.